Margin
Assembly
Issue
12Spring / 2026

Culture
in full
view.

Independent magazines, criticism, photography, music, and the people making a quieter kind of noise.

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Stack of independent culture magazines
Portrait of a contributor to Issue 12
Hands reviewing a printed spread
Musician performing in an intimate venue
MA / 012 / 04—26

Issue 12 / the new titles

Stories worth holding.

A quarterly print journal for close looking, difficult questions, and voices that do not need to shout to stay with you.

The new issueFour new independent titles on a printed spread
Portrait for After the Image

After
the Image

Seeing beyond the frame.

 Printed pages for Notes from Below

Notes
from Below

Working outside the spotlight.

 Musician portrait for Rehearsal Room

Rehearsal
Room

Listening as a practice.
Contributor looking through a photographic contact sheet

Cover story / After the Image

Look again.

Photographer Amina Cole talks about the work that happens after the shutter: selecting, sequencing, and learning to leave room for the viewer.

Amina Cole — Interviewed by S. Okafor
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The people behind the pages

Independent voices.

No roster of celebrities. Just artists, editors, musicians, and thinkers with something specific to say.

01 / photography
Amina Cole, photographer

Amina
Cole

Photographer / London

02 / print practice
Jon Bell reviewing a print proof

Jon
Bell

Printer / Manchester

03 / sound
Sol Reyes performing live

Sol
Reyes

Musician / Mexico City

From the editors / weekly dispatch

Beyond
the feed.

Short notes on process, publishing, listening, and looking. A useful pause between issues, sent when there is something worth sharing.

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Editorial desk with books, a cup, and marked-up pages