Born from the Norwegian word for fun, GØY celebrates curiosity in all its colorful forms: from queer identities and creative lives to hidden destinations, meaningful homes, and the people shaping culture quietly.
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GØY BLAD #1 — HOME
Our first issue is coming this fall. Featuring Durek Verrett, photographed by Daniel Mareno, HOME explores the people, places, spaces, and stories that shape our sense of belonging.
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The stories in this issue is shaped by real people and places around the world.
Oslo/Berlin-based siren pop singer and visual artist @thisisredmoon wearing @danielsteien. Photographed by @bydanielmareno for GØY Blad in Hvaler, Norway, July 2026.
From Los Angeles to Oslo, and beyond.
Home isn’t always a place. Sometimes it’s a person. Sometimes it’s a feeling. Sometimes it’s something you spend your whole life creating. The people in this issue are real people worth knowing. From Durek to Red Moon, each of them has chosen a path that doesn’t always follow the expected one. Choosing a different path can be lonely, but it’s often where the most meaningful stories begin.
For this issue, we wanted to explore what it means to build a life that feels like your own. That idea came to life in our shoot with Red Moon, photographed in Norway and shaped around the work of Norwegian designer Daniel Steien. Known for his sculptural, expressive approach to fashion, Steien creates pieces that feel almost otherworldly, somewhere between clothing, object, and art. Together, Red Moon and Steien gave us a way to explore HOME beyond its literal meaning: as identity, transformation, and the freedom to become whoever you choose to be.
If this first issue inspires even one person to trust themselves a little more, to embrace what makes them different, or to believe that there’s no single way to build a meaningful life—or a meaningful home—then we’ve accomplished exactly what we set out to do.
Welcome home.
— Daniel Mareno
Founder & Editor-in-Chief, GØY Blad
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There’s still time to be part of GØY Blad's inaugural issue.
Submit your best work to help define the first chapter of GØY and be considered for a publication in the inaugural issue of GØY Blad Magazine.
Selected contributors will be featured in GØY Blad #1 "Home", the very first issue of GØY Blad Magazine, and receive an exclusive contributor copy. Submissions are free of charge and are open until September 1st 2026 at 11.59 pm (PDT).
To learn more about GØY Blad, opportunities, the people behind it and more, see About GØY.
submissions@goyblad.com
Wherever you are,
you belong here.
This is for you.
This is for us.
This is GØY.
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We’re open to all kinds of work, but it should speak the same visual language. Bold, intentional, and rooted in color and story. Black and white images have their place too, used sparingly to create contrast, pause, or intimacy within a series.
Creators always retain ownership of their work. We're simply asking for permission to publish and promote accepted submissions across GØY Blad's print, digital, social, and editorial platforms.
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