Fred H. Berger

From a DIY zine on New York hardcore to a subcultural bible eagerly purchased by black-clad kids across the country, Propaganda was the first, and the most iconic goth magazine in the United States. Its founder and editor-in-chief (or as he preferred to be known, Propaganda Minister) was Fred H. Berger – a photographer whose aesthetic, shaped by films like The Night Porter, gave the magazine its striking, fetishistic edge.