About

We Are the Heartbreakers is not a brand. It is a stance. A quiet revolt in print—built on what’s real, not what performs.

It favors the unfiltered over the polished, the imperfect over the staged. Its medium is film. Grain, light, silence, and timing. The kind of timing that can’t be forced or faked.

This magazine is a refusal. A refusal of mass production, artificial beauty, and algorithm-driven perfection. It stands against the slickness of edited media and the unreality of generated images. It offers something else—something increasingly rare: a moment, captured as it was. A road. A hand. A morning light through a window. No filters. No fiction. Just the human trace, left without apology.

The work is that of photographer Nikko al Blanco, whose images shape the magazine’s vision. Alongside his photography, We Are the Heartbreakers also showcases lesser-known artisans—not for their fame, but for their craft. Artists whose work may go unseen in louder spaces, yet remains quietly beautiful. Built with heart. Made with care. Their art reflects a dedication that speaks for itself.

We Are the Heartbreakers is not built for virality. It doesn’t aim to fill feeds. It’s a quiet corner. A still place. But in time, it intends to be a point of return—for those who seek something certain. Something human.

The goal is plain and sincere: to preserve the moment, and with it, the humanity it holds.