Inside Oregon’s only locked psychiatric facility for women

Ward 81

In 1976, Mary Ellen Mark was given unique access to Oregon State Hospital to photograph life on the high security Ward 81, creating a nuanced and compassionate portrayal of female mental health patients.

News & Politics > Activism

Amazon’s surveillance culture is ‘breaking’ its workers

'We've all hit breaking point'

As Amazon UK staff strike for the first time in history, GMB members on the picket line in Coventry tell us about the "productivity targets" wreaking havoc on their physical and mental health.

Art & Culture

Photos revealing the reality of childbirth without clean water

Carrying life

A new exhibition open this International Women's Day shines a light on the stories of mothers and babies in Malawi’s Ntchisi District, who were previously impacted by dirty water, poor sanitation and a lack of hygiene in health centres.

Art & Culture

Portraits of North East England on the cusp of change

Summer of 66

Taken during the only dull week of a long, hot summer in 1966, Peter Brabban's 'Newcastle Project' captures a city in the process of modernisation.

Art & Culture

A photographic celebration of Black life in the 20th century

Labour of love

Inspired by her own family’s passion for archival photography, Renata Cherlise established Black Archives – a multimedia platform, and now book, which presents a nuanced and vibrant representation of everyday Black life.

Art & Culture

Photos of what San Francisco really looked like in the ’60s

Summer of love

Believing the media’s representation of the Haight-Ashbury district during the hippie movement to be exaggerated and overly negative, Elaine Mayes sought to photograph the true face of counterculture in the 1960s.