Huck’s best portraits of 2015
- Text by Alex King
- Photography by Dominic Nahr
As 2015 draws to a close, it’s time to look back over Huck’s year-long journey through DIY culture. We spent the year exploring the lives of inspiring people who swim against the tide to do things that matter – and we couldn’t have brought their stories to life without the photographers who share their talent with us each issue.
Collected here are twenty-six of the best portraits of the year.
Geoff McFetridge
Shot by Jessica Chou. Read the full story here.
Chuck Ragan
Shot by Bryan Derballa. Read the full story here.
Peggy Oki
Shot by John Francis Peters. Read the full story here.
Viv Albertine
Shot by Jackie Dewe Mathews. Read the full story here.
Alfred Bobé Jr
Shot by Andrew White. Read more here.
Martin Parr
Shot by Will Robson-Scott. Read more here.
Easkey Britton
Shot by Tomas Hein. Read more here.
Ozier Muhammad
Shot by Andrew White. Read more here.
Toro y Moi (Chaz Bundick)
Shot by Andrew Paynter. Read more here.
Tune Yards
Shot by Mike Belleme. Read more here.
Douglas Coupland
Shot by Elliot Kennedy. Read more here.
Mr Bingo
Shot by Olivia Bohac. Read the full story here.
Stephanie Foo
Shot by Bryan Derballa. Read the full story here.
Russell Brand
Shot by José Sarmento de Matos. Read the full story here.
Nell Zink
Shot by Lia Darjes. Read the full story here.
Amy Goodman
Shot by Dorothy Hong. Read the full story here.
Arooj Aftab
Shot by Diàna Markosian. Read more here.
Michaela Angela Davis
Shot by Adriana Monsalve. Read more here.
Twin Shadow
Shot by Philip Montgomery. Read more here.
Jonathan Shaw
Shot by Jessica Chou. Read the full story here.
Octopizzo
Shot by Dominic Nahr.
Refugee Stories – Yona Kim
Shot by Michael Vince Kim.
Dr Dave
Shot by Andrew White.
Achingol Mayom
Shot by Conor Ashleigh.
Stephanie Lightfoot-Bennett
Shot by Jonathan Hanson. Read the full story here.
Mujtaba Jalali (friends of the photographer)
Shot by Mujtaba Jalali.
Head over to the Huck Shop now if you’ve missed any of the steps on our journey from Origins, through Survival, Adventure and Change to our Documentary Photography Special and our Fiftieth Anniversary issues.
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