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.

Art & Culture

Why struggling dads are dominating awards season

Dads on film

From Charlotte Wells' 'Aftersun' to Florian Zeller's 'The Son', a new wave of films are using fatherhood to bring men's mental health into focus.

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.

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.

News & Politics > Activism

Young teachers tell us why they’re striking this week

Fund our schools

With thousands of teachers taking part in industrial action across England, Scotland and Wales, those new to the profession are fighting for the same investment in education they were promised when they were at school.

Art & Culture

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.