
Vinyl outsold CDs in 2022 for the first time since 1987; Kodak is struggling to keep up with demand for film, and a phone that deliberately does less costs nearly $800. Who is buying these things, and what are they really paying for?

Some photographs are captured almost by chance, in a fraction of a second, yet continue to shape history for decades. While most images preserve the past, a rare few alter the future. They transcend documentation to become symbols of an era, influencing public opinion, reshaping political decisions, and forever changing the way we understand the world.

In the fifth issue of HEDONIST Magazine, published in 2021, we spoke with Jelena Medić, an artist whose black-and-white photographs replaced the colorful chaos of election campaign posters. We bring this story from the HEDONIST archive as a reminder of narratives that remain relevant - and which now receive their online premiere.