Almost a year after the first test issue the second issue of crack magazine is a fact. The CFYE brand and network has expanded during this year beyond our imagination, and we've only just begun. This issue (digital only) is put together by our good friend and respected designer Meneer de Zwart, who had the difficult task to narrow down the huge amount of submissions and contributions.

It might not be a secret that we at CFYE are huge fans of fine-art/fine ladies/wedding photographer Edward Olive. After reading loads of Flickr comments, doing an article on- and an editorial with Edward, it became quite clear that he does not get the recognition a photographer of his level deserves. That's why we were happy to receive notice in our mail that Edward Olive has been selected as a candidate for the prestigious Hasselblad Masters Award in the category weddings!

We at CFYE asked ourselves: What the f* is a professional anyway? Especially in creative lines of work, what defines someone's level of competence? We didn't go to art school so we can't lay it out to you in big expensive words, but for example: Streetart doesn't know any professionals, nor amateurs. There are people that make their living with it, there are kids that do it because they don't have anything else to do. It knows no limits or boundaries and is, in a way, ultimate creative freedom.

What defines art, or being an artist? We know what we like when we see it, so we feature any artist that comes in our scope. But somehow, in some lines of creative work that wakes up the jealousy and envy in a few 'professionals'. Especially (but certainly not only) photographers seem to have a hand in this. We have our opinions about why that is, but instead of rambling about it ourselves we present you a more interesting piece of thought, Edward Olive's:

"Couples love their sh*tty own wedding photos that nobody else could stomach looking at for more than 30 seconds unless you knew the people". We envy the few couples that look further then these one in a million pictures and end up with Edward Olive. Because Edward Olive is not just a wedding photographer. He's not just a photographer, but embodies the struggle of a great artist who is yet to get the recognition he deserves. Refusing to water his style down, his photos are raw, pure, grainy, erotic while remaining the delicateness and finesse of someone who puts thought in every aspect of his work. Just have a look at his photostream and you'll notice that your heart pounds faster. Please enjoy this feature with one of our favorite, if not favorite artists: Edward Olive.

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