Photographer Nabil Elderkin shot our cover and feature story on Slash. Of the experience, he says, “I smoked a cigarette with Slash and managed not to tell him how I used to stand in front of my TV and air guitar to G N’ R, which I think was for the best.” Elderkin, who was born in Australia, now lives Los Angles and has worked on music videos for John Legend, Kanye West, and will.i.am. His photography has appeared in Maxim, Dazed & Confused, and Nylon.