Through The Lens

Capture a glimpse into the future photographers and exclusive interviews and photo essays.

Traveling With Tandy

Tandy Grandstaff-Chispa Magazine

“My wife has a gift! She picked up a camera over 10 years ago and WOW! She has always been creative, seen something most never see, and finds that special extra something that makes pictures tell a thousand stories. She has never been taught or taken lessons and has blessed many people with memories to…

No Longer Slaves

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You unravel me, with a melody You surround me with a song Of deliverance, from my enemies Till all my fears are gone I’m no longer a slave to fear I am a child of God From my Mother’s womb You have chosen me Love has called my name I’ve been born again, into your…

Traveling An Advent Journey: Glory in the Highest

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As we get ourselves ready for the holiday rush, here at Chispa Magazine we wanted to take a step back and ask ourselves: What are we truly celebrating? The man-made controversy of Holiday versus Christmas upsets us; yet, it gives us an opportunity to share the Good News. You see, we’re not celebrating a baby…

Road Trip

Exhumed Breaking. Breaching. Deliberate misguidance. As I am lost, I am found. As I wander, I am discovered. As I slip away, I return to that which has been tucked beneath years of constructed individuation in hopes of acceptance and love. As I roam the shadows, the buried parts of me, I come closer to…

What is Love?

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Seasoned Feelings Ask any teenager or senior citizen, “What is love?” and their answers reflect a similar influence. Love involves feelings—romanticized by music, literature, and media. We all yearn to recreate that intimacy based on what seems so ideal. Our deepest longings shape what defines love—fervor, passionate, flawless, perfect, and fulfillment, joy. When we express…

Lombroso’s Link to Love

After receiving an assignment from Kodak Dorit Lombroso took the chance of recreating the Masters and fossilized a moment like no other photographer. Carefully she evaluates her cultural reverence with Chispa Magazine’s editor-in-chief.