INFO

Tropic Zine is a forum* for critical engagement with contemporary culture that seeks connections between Hawaiʻi and the tropics worldwide. The emotional, social, and political narratives of the Islands are the foundation from which we build new connections between peoples and places of tropical diaspora. Imagine the publication as a dynamic web of relations, simultaneously drawn together and repelled by experiences of place. We embrace chaos,  queer modes of thinking, discontinuities, and hybridity. 

Tropic is based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. We are interested in working with individuals and collectives from all over the world with ties to the tropics who explore issues of place and identity as they relate to art and cultural production.



*Tropic Zine is an periodic print publication, a digital platform, and an organizing collective. Our editorial content includes essays, prose, art, interviews, photography; we are a collation of new creative material that follows no singular narrative.



Tropic Zine is published by Tropic Editions, a nonprofit publishing imprint.



CONTRIBUTOR INDEX



A - F


Aaron Wong is co-founder of the Hawaiʻi based TRADES A.i.R. (Artist In Residence) program.

Alana Hippensteele is a writer and editor from Hawaiʻi currently in Philadelphia.

Analog Sunshine Recorders is a Hawaiʻi-based collective of photographers and creatives with a passion for shooting film photography. 

Azuré Keahi is a mixed race Kanaka Maoli, mother, grower, writer, and record keeper based in Troy, NY.

Borgy Angeles is an artist and image maker in Manila, Philippines.

Calla Camero is a writer from Hawai‘i based in Brooklyn, NY.

Catalina Africa Espinosa is an artist from Baler, Philippines.

Christian Cook is a photographer and writer from Kauaʻi.

Derrick Kim Lee is a photographer from Hawaiʻi currently in Los Angeles.

Drew K. Broderick is an artist, curator, and the director of Koa Gallery. He is the founder of SPF Projects.

Don Felix Cervantes is a co-founder of Hawaiʻi based TRADES A.i.R. (Artist In Residence) program and co-director of Aupuni Space.

Doug Upp is an activist and writer, and founder of talk show Shaka Zine in Hawaiʻi.

e-nico is an artist and image maker based in Hawaiʻi.
G - M


gentofish is a performer and artist in Ewa Beach, HI.

Hadley Nunes is an artist in Hawaiʻi whose practice includes painting, performance and curation.

Jarrod (JJ) Caranto is an artist, architect, designer based in New York.

Jasmine Grace Wenzel is an artist and co-founder of GROVE journal.

Jason Chu is an artist and musician in Honolulu, HI.

John Esguerra is the founder of Quality Peoples and co-owner of Single Double.

Josh Tengan is a curator, writer, and project manager for Hoʻomaikaʻi.

Jourdan Simmonds is an artist and designer from Hawai‘i.

Julia Cornell is an artist based in Honolulu, HI.

Kristoffer Ardeña is an artist based in the Phillipines.

Leah Danze is an artist.

Lil’ Deb’s Oasis is an ongoing restaurant, installation, and performance project created by artist-chefs Carla Perez-Gallardo and Hannah Black.

Lise Michelle is an artist and weaver from Kalihi, HI.

Malia Gonzalez is an artist in Hawaiʻi.

Matthew Dekneef is a writer and managing editor for Nella Media Group in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

Melody Sakura is an artist from Hawaiʻi currently in New York City.

Myka Arnado is a designer based in Cebu, Phillipines.
N - Z


Noel Kenny is a photographer, producer, and creative director from Hawaiʻi currently in Los Angeles.

Pamela Liou is an artist, writer, multi-disciplinary designer and adjunct professor at Parsons School for Design.

Ramsey Cheng is a photographer in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt is an artist, activist, and educator.

Risa Hoshino is an international makeup artist and hair stylist from Hawaiʻi.

Simone Komine is a photographer in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

Taissa Fromme is an artist based in Germany and co-founder of GROVE journal.

Tejas Jhaveri is a photographer who is currently travelling.

Toqa is a Philippines and Hawaii-based sustainable fashion project by Isabel Sicat and Aiala Valdovino.

Uluwehi Kang is an artist and educator in Hawaiʻi.

Vincent Bercasio is a photographer and artist in Hawaiʻi.

Vincent Ricafort is a multi-disciplinary artist and filmmaker in Hawaiʻi.