Become a Founding Member of LIFE

For those who want to collect everything that LIFE makes, and help make it all possible. Available in very limited quantities and shipped four times a year, this collector’s package brings the world of LIFE off the page through printed and collectible objects. Founding Members receive early access to LIFE events, exclusive members-only content, and surprises along the way.

Every member receives the full LIFE collection, four times a year. Not available anywhere else.

LIFE ISSUE 1

Oversized 11 x 16" and nearly 3 lbs, with 256 pages of full-bleed photography. Designed to keep, display, and revisit. Olympians and coal miners, movie stars and pet psychics, all given the same weight and care. Issue 1, titled “Where Are We Now?,” features Alysa Liu, Jane Fonda, IShowSpeed, John Malkovich, and more. This relaunch issue is a limited run and will only be printed once.

The collectible photography cover, exclusively available here. Not sold in retail.

Not a magazine. A part of history. Issue 1 is printed once. No reprints.

Oversized 11 x 16", almost two feet wide when opened.

Full-bleed photos at a scale designed to make you feel like you're there.

Craft that is worth your support. Made by over 120 humans. No ads.

Designed to keep, display, and revisit.

Stories cover both the ordinary and extraordinary. Olympians, pet psychics, movie stars, UFO believers, coal miners, and physicists all treated with the same weight, respect, and visual excellence.

In Issue 1: Alysa Liu, the first patient with a Neuralink brain implant, NASA’s chief, West Point graduates, a Las Vegas DMV, IShowSpeed, Ray Kurzweil, and more.

We hope LIFE will fire up your curiosity, inspire you, and help bring you closer to people whose lives may seem far from your own.

LIFE READER

A separately printed companion book. More to discover in a distinct volume, designed to be a collectible in its own right. LIFE Reader 1 is a 10,000-word story about Neuralink, the company that develops brain-computer interfaces, and its first implant patient, Noland Arbaugh.

The Merge, by Ashlee Vance. LIFE Reader No. 1.

Noland Arbaugh was buzzing with excitement about the effects of the technology on his life.

10,000 words by Ashlee Vance, who has known Arbaugh longer than any other journalist.

Inside stories about the development of Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface.

Meet the people who built Neuralink, and go inside its Austin facility. Photographs by Eli Durst.

128 threads, each with eight electrodes, and a chip that reads the brain.

Inside the operating room, where a robot places the implant and surgeons do the cutting.

PHOTO PACKET

An envelope of personal photos from a notable photographer or figure. The first Photo Packet features images from Olivia Rodrigo’s own camera roll, documenting her life on tour.

Photos you'd normally only see if you were there. Shot for Issue 1 by Olivia Rodrigo.

29 photos, every one taken by Rodrigo on the road.

An exclusive look at the star’s tour supporting her acclaimed third album.

A rare glimpse behind the scenes and places fans rarely get to go.

LIFE DOCUMENT

A collectible print zine or photo book. The first LIFE Document is titled “Proceed With Caution” by Daniel Arnold, whose raw documentary photography reveals the surprises and intimacies of everyday city life.

A stunning selection of images from Daniel Arnold’s growing archive.

Each moment he captures enhances his ongoing exploration of human intimacy, as witnessed through daily life.

Arnold’s work emerges from an obsessive routine of walking  New York City and attempting to finish a 36-exposure roll of film.

“Pay attention,” he says, “be scared but not afraid, try to have fun, and do life the service of noticing it going by.”

MEMBERSHIP EXTRAS

A limited-edition LIFE hat, marked 001, a keepsake from the beginning. Plus, a classic LIFE tote bag, and more surprises each Issue.

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS

Early access to LIFE events: screenings, salons, and meetups held around the U.S. And access to exclusive members-only content.

Ships four times a year, renews yearly, cancel anytime.

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Founding Membership

$356/y

Founding Members receive the full LIFE Collection four times per year, which always includes LIFE Magazine and a LIFE Reader companion book. The rest of the Collection varies per issue. Members also get early access to LIFE screenings, salons and meetups around the country.

Inside the first shipment:

LIFE Magazine Issue 1 “Where Are We Now?”

LIFE Reader, 10,000 words by Ashlee Vance

LIFE Photo Packet, from the camera roll of Olivia Rodrigo

LIFE Document, a printed zine featuring  the street photography of Daniel Arnold

Membership Extras, a hat and tote bag

Exclusive access to LIFE events, screenings, and salons

Ships starting November 23, 2026. Free shipping

Magazine Subscription

$149/y

Subscribers receive four LIFE Issues a year. Each issue is a limited print run, subscribers are guaranteed their copy and save 17% off MSRP.

Inside the first shipment:

LIFE Magazine Issue 1 “Where Are We Now?”