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Why is the Amazon’s ‘great roar’ river wave shrinking?
Pororoca — Set in northern Brazil’s edge, a miles long tidal bore has become a destination for waveriders attempting its endless surf. But its future is uncertain, as landscape and weather changes have seen its power mellow in recent years.
Written by: Gaia Neiman
Dropping in at Lahore’s first ever public skatepark
Skate Pakistan — Set right in the centre of Pakistan’s capital city, the free-to-use space has started a mini youth revolution in the country. Z. Raza-Sheikh tracks how it came to open its doors.
Written by: Z. Raza-Sheikh
Historic photographs from the heyday of the Black press
Black Photojournalism — A new book immortalises the work of 57 Black photographers reporting in the mid-20th century for Black newspapers and magazines. Covering the Civil Rights Movement, Jesse Jackson and more, the pictures are part history, part art.
Written by: Miss Rosen
25 years ago, Reflections in Black changed photography
A History of Black Photographers — Deborah Willis’s photobook anthologised pictures made by James Van Der Zee, Anthony Barboza and other groundbreaking Black photographers from when the medium was invented. A new edition updates it with 21st century contributions.
Written by: Miss Rosen
I Hear Music in the Streets: How New York emerged as a global beacon of culture
From subways to the sky — Seeing the emergence of disco, hip-hop and much more, the city’s streets, rooftops and blocks were incubators of experimentation and parties in the ’70s and ’80s. A new book brings together the work of over 50 photographers who captured its grassroots, underground heyday.
Written by: Miss Rosen
150 years of conflict in haunting images that will make you think twice
Conflict.Time.Photography at Tate Modern — Art and photography that looks back on moments of conflict to consider the ongoing effects on people and places in the shadows of these traumatic events.
Written by: Shelley Jones
What's it like to be a young European today? New doc photo project explores...
Project Sea Change — The Norwegian government has commissioned a wide-reaching documentary photography project to capture the challenges and opportunities facing young Europeans today.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Best DIY culture documentaries
Grass roots art and culture — New York street photographers, DC punk activists and Basque skaters star in the best documentaries about do it yourself culture.
Written by: Alex King
Europe's Greatest Contemporary Photography
Richard Mosse Wins Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2014 — A mini breakdown of the mega talent nominated for contemporary photography celebration The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2014.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Juxtapoz Psychedelic
Trippy Visual Art — The world's biggest art magazine goes back to its freaky roots for new book Juxtapoz Psychedelic, out now.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Portraits Extraordinary
Accent No. 5 at Huck gallery 71a — Issue five of online quarterly magazine Accent – featuring extraordinary portraits of otherworldly characters from all over the globe – launches at our gallery 71a this Thursday, May 1, 2014.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Daily Life in The Gambia
African Street Photography — Insightful photobook See What I See presents The Gambia, as seen through the analogue photography of 18 students who live there.
Written by: Shelley Jones
