Welcome to our first ever two-volume issue, made in Montréal, Québec. This is perhaps the most fun and exciting city in Canada, a double-language town that deserves nothing less than a double-size Elska.

We met, photographed and gathered stories from around twenty guys here, and the results reveal some of the most open, carefree, and thoughtful men we've met anywhere. Highlights include Max G's tale of falling in love over a plate of poutine and a car-radio ‘symphony’, Jonathan T's revelation about learning to appreciate what he has and to care for those who don't have the same advantages, Erik B & Thibaut T's back-and-forth about finding love when you're not necessarily searching for it, Lane B's ode to the old-school centrefold, Princepal S's epic love story between an exchange student and an STM bus driver, and Ian M's piece that paints Montréal as the ‘just trying to get my shit together capital of Canada'.

Beyond the stories, the photography reveals honest and candid images of the men in their city's streets and in their own homes. Here you'll find a lot of maple leaves, a bunch of dépanneurs, a fair few poutineries, ruelle verte after ruelle verte, and also an insane amount of nudity. Just some of the reasons why this Elska series is vraiment exceptionnel!

‘Elska Montréal’ features seventeen chapters split between two volumes. The vol.1 mag features chapters dedicated the following local participants: Max G, Jeremy S, Ricky G, Vincent L, Erik B + Thibaut T, Kaelen S, Lane B, and Benoit A; the vol.2 mag features Ian M, Princepal S, Maxime C, Jérôme S + David F, Jonathan T, Thierry H, Antoine L, Tal K, and Logan W.

We also recommend ordering the companion e-zine ‘Elska Ekstra Montréal’, available separately, to get more exclusive content. This includes loads of outtakes, behind the scenes tales, an extra guy, and features on our charity polaroids project and on how we chose our covers.