In December’s special cover feature, we showcase the unique and jaw-dropping photography of Kristian Schmidt’s Whale Shark series, which placed high-end fashion models in the water with these huge majestic animals off of the coast of the Philippines. A near impossible feat that appears to at first glance be photo-shopped, the photos are illustrious and inspired, for all their untouched glory in effort to raise awareness about an endangered species. We get up close and personal with Jana Khaldoun Alnaqeeb, the co- founder and owner of The Yoga Center in Kuwait. We were also lucky enough to meet up with Sherief Elkatsha fresh off of his recent Abu Dhabi Film Festival award for his film, Cairo Drive and many more features that simply won’t make you stop reading!
As it ‘tis the season, in this issue we give you the best holiday songs, the iconic holiday films, and the love/hate top 5 conflicts about the holidays!