Buffalo Zine, Issue 22

It also became a way to acknowledge the community that has supported Buffalo from the beginning. Bringing together a wide range of artists, writers, performers and creatives, the issue unfolds through first-person reflections that move between the intimate and the everyday: routines, habits, beliefs, contradictions, small rituals and defining moments.

That shift brings a different kind of presence—more personal and direct—which is exactly where we wanted to arrive. Read together, they form a collective portrait grounded in lived experience. The same approach carries through the images. The styling is their own, built from a mix of personal pieces and borrowed clothes, without imposed direction. What matters is how style exists in real life, in gestures and instinct.

At its core, this is an issue about presence—about recognising each other, exchanging perspectives and passing things on, and a community that continues to exist, grow, and sustain the magazine over time.