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HipstaMatic 200 New Features And Chunky Lens

HipstaMatic 200 is getting some great new features, the Chunky lens will be free and there’s an additional HipstaPak available with this update.

Verizon’s not the only iPhone news happening on February 10th. iPhone’s App of the year, Hipstamatic, has teamed up with iconic fashion photographer Chiun-Kai Shih, A.K.A “Chunky”, of GQ fame to create a beautiful new fashion lens. The saturated new lens comes complete with sparkle and cinematic brilliance. The “Chunky” lens is available as part of a new HipstaPak that becomes available with the release of the latest update — Hipstamatic 200.

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As part of the celebration, M.A.C & Milk Fashion Week have partnered with Hipstamatic to make the “Chunky” lens available as a free download for Hipstamatic users from Feb 10 – Feb 17. During fashion week, Hipstamatic photographers will be rocking out the new M.A.C & Milk Fashion Freepak with new up and coming designers – bringing you exclusive behind the scenes shots from the runway shows, the VIP Lounge and the after-parties. You can be part of the action by submitting to our new Fashion Contest. It’s time to get out your fiercest attire and walk the streets like its your runway.

For more info on the contest, go here.

After the 17th you can find the Chunky Lens as part of their new SOHO HipstaPak that comes complete with two new films: 1.Blanko Noir – Classic, black and Handsome & 2.Cano Cafenol Film – Mysteriously aged darkness found only in a cup of morning joe. To top things off,  a shiny new “Mr. Bling” gold case.

New Camera Skin

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Chunky Lens

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The new lens is inspired by 3rd Ward’s creative director, fashion world star, and member Chiun-Kai Shi. It will be released in conjunction with the The Chunky Lens World Release & Gallery Show near New York City.

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Behind-the-scenes prints of Eletra Wiedemann Shot By Chunky during the Cover Shoot for Harper’s Bazaar.

Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)