Born in 1979 Sander Meisner is an Amsterdam based photographer, specialized in medium format film photography using long exposures and found artificial light. He photographs the urban contemporary landscape. Sander Meisner is a night walker, venturing out into the city discovering colorful beauty in the desolate corners of the gray man made structures. He exposes the sleeping infrastructure of the urban environment. Gifted with a feeling for composition and detail, Sander is turning these usually overlooked corners into objects of desire. The lack of light and extremely long exposure of the photographic film add a secondary effect; any interaction of human movement becomes totally invisible. Therefore, his pictures make us wonder what of this beauty will remain if human life would suddenly disappear. How long will infrastructure last when not regularly maintained and when will nature take over?

I first met [X] and 999" this past spring during a backstage stenciling session at the closing party for the Vinyl Factory exhibit in Rome, where you'll see below they sprayed everything from records to serving trays. I figured it only fitting that for my first contribution to CFYE I turn the spotlight on them, as they’re both participating in the Unholy Grail exhibit opening Friday. They're just two of a number of talented artists from Termoli, a small town on Italy's Adriatic coast, which strangely seems to churn out quite a bit of talent. Here's what I found out about them (translated from original Italian).

If traveling is a job then Ed Schofield would be employee of the month. This young photographer from a small town just south of good old London UK, has spend most of his time traveling around the world. Accompanied by his close friends and camera he sets sail to explore and document the world through his viewfinder. The result is a everlasting 2 frames a day documentary about his adventurous life. We took our chance to conduct an interview with this neo Jules Verne while he was back on solid ground.

Interested by the human psyche, obscurity and those tender, glorified moments of absence, Helen Flanagan work portraits the intensity of loneliness that we human beings like to close our eyes for. The general dreamy atmosphere of composition and used palette of loamy colors makes every photo look like a still from a dream. This photography is maybe not for everyone, but we really appreciate it. Turn of the lights, get a glass of whiskey and put on a Nick Drake record.

Meagan Long is twenty-one years old and from the eighteenth largest city in the U.S. Young and confused. Old and worldly. She knows who she is, but knows nothing about anyone else. She has everyone figured about, but is foreign to herself. Hasn't learned enough about the world. Has learned too much. Too much to care yet cares too much. Has lost faith in everything but still loves. Sometimes depressed yet mostly happy. Because there is one thing. One thing that she can't move past that leaves her waiting every time. Over and over again. It never moves past her mind, circling every waking moment. And even in her dreams. Not a nightmare, just a state of being in consciousness and unconsciousness. It is the basis of everything she says and everything she does. Everything she wants to learn, everywhere she wants to go. Her reason for leaving, her reason for staying. The inspiration behind all her work. It is the death and the life. Got curious? We did...

If I had to describe Tang Chan's work in one word I would say: distance. Even though she shoots portraits most of the time, there is a certain space between the viewer and the subject in her work. I stumbled upon her through a shuttercrack submission and fell instantley in love with her portfolio. You can see her work in real life at the CFYE "Spirit Level" exposition in Amsterdam during this month. Now first a interview with the great Tang herself.

XÃO Productions is a production company and Independent label based in New York City and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil led by DJ Comrade, Chaach and Kokos Kypros. By fusing the Carioca Style of Live Mpc Baile Funk with Samba, Reggae, Hip Hop, Booty Bass, Electro, House & Crunk elements, XÃO Productions has been able to capture fans of various musical genres all from over the world. XÃO's first collaboration in Rio de Janeiro led to the opening of the International "Tim Festival" in 2007.

In 2008 XÃO launched their first Mixtape titled- "ANIVERSARIO MIX V.1" -which Included "International Style", Ft. Rio de Janeiro's Mc Gus & Mc Maiquinho, as well as "Brooklyn Ghetto Fabulosa" Ft. New York City's Zuzuka Poderosa and 77Klash.

Both tracks were later featured In the Documentary film titled "Beyond Ipanema: Brazilian Waves in Global Music" -which made its international debut at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City in July 2009.

Their first Official Baile Funk Remix Titled "Sunglasses (Keep Your Shades On) Ft. Bruck Up & Shaggy" has recently hit iTunes and Online music stores world-wide.

Sweat.X are Spoek Mathambo 'The Kool Disco Okapi' and Markus Wormstorm 'The LAN Lord' operating out of Cape Town, South Afrika. Mathambo plays the Ndebele counterpoint to Wormstorm's exuberant Afrikaaner: 'We're like a 20ft painting of a black hand holding a white hand against a bed of fur and wires.' Over the last years Sweat.X have developed their self described 'future-primitive' and 'black sweat' brand of patois littered electro. We had a quick word with the guys from Sweat X.

In Argentina they know how to combine their skills and work together to put out one big creative fist. I think we honestly say that during the past year all the good stuff music wise came from Argentina. It felt like a sonic ocean breeze accessorized with excellent artwork and uplifting spirits. A while ago we had the pleasure to get in contact with Alta Joya, an flashy creative lady from Buenos Aires who's making the most out of life. We asked her to put a mix together for the upcoming second edition of our mixtape serie and answer a couple of questions in the process.

Normally I would come up with such a smashing intro about the artists that all of you dear readers feel like reading the whole damn interview. Well...I am not gonna do that today with Ninjasonik, I am just gonna say what popmontreal.com said (the truth!):