CityBook's First Five Years in Photographs: 2020-2021

CityBook's First Five Years in Photographs: 2020-2021

Model Betrice Hiller in Alexander McQueen, photographed in EaDo (Spring 2021, photo by Jhane Hoang)

AFTER AN EXTRAORDINARY half-decade for H-Town — multiple once-in-a-lifetime weather events, a World Series win, an epic pandemic and much more — independently published, proudly all-local Houston CityBook marks five years in print this fall. With the gracious support of Deutsch Fine Jewelry, which has appeared as an advertiser on the back cover of every single issue, we look back at our take on the glamour, grit, style and substance of the most fascinating city in America. Get the picture? Presented by Deutsch Fine Jewelry


Chris Wise, in Hugo Boss, featured in a fashion story highlighting Covid-displaced hospitality workers, in the Washington Corridor, on the cover (Winter 2021, photo by Ashkan Roayee)

Musician Youth Soul Love in Burberry (Fall 2020, photo by Jhane Hoang)

Fifth grader Sabrina Roesler, Lemonade Day's 2020 Entrepreneur of the Year (Winter 2021, photo by Phoebe Rourke)

Joanne King Herring, photographed for 'Leaders & Legends' (Fall 2020, photo by Gittings Photography)

Model Jasmine Grant in an outtake from the Sexy Issue, photographed in the Heights (Summer 2021, photo by Steven Visneau)

Claudia Casbarian wears a dress by Johnny, photographed at the Bolivar Peninsula (Fall 2020, photo by Julie Soefer)

Model Melani Colic wears Chanel, photographed at Omni Houston (Holiday 2020, photo by Steven Visneau)

Carol Adatto Nelson on her Montrose patio. Nelson was photographed as part of an essay on the joy of urban front porches during quarantine. (Fall 2020, photo by Kelli Durham)

Model Sarah Blakemore wears Chloe Dao, photographed in Montrose (Fall 2020, photo by Fulton Davenport)

Tony Paraná preparing for the first ever all virtual Bayou City Art Festival due to Covid. (Holiday 2020, photo by Jhane Hoang)

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