Inside Rooler Gab — 25 years ago, an eccentric retired winemaker built a 3000-square-metre skate park, complete with fully functioning ski lift. It closed within months – making it the skate world’s first ever ‘ghost town.’
Written by: Maxime Brousse
The Travel Diary — Photographer Thomas Ling shoots the surfers of the country’s west coast: one of the most harshly beautiful – and endangered – environments in Australia.
Written by: Thomas Ling
An inside perspective — Photographer Kapil Das turns his lens on India for his new book Something So Clear – serving up a fun, surreal and multifaceted portrait of his home country.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Highs and lows — Urban struggles, queer satires and masculinity in crisis: In our final round-up, we reflect on the most politically charged moments of the 2018 festival.
Written by: Sophie Monks Kaufman
Beyond boundaries — In a remote corner of Pakistan, a wave of female climbers are conquering monumental peaks for the first time – overcoming social barriers and setting records in the process.
Written by: Meghan Davidson Ladly
From Where I Stand — By explicitly stating that trans women should be included on all women Labour shortlists, this progressive movement is ensuring that trans people are treated with respect and dignity. This, writes Dawn Foster, is a victory worth celebrating.
Written by: Dawn Foster
‘Making music doesn't cure you’ — With her brutally upfront new album, EXORCISM, the Swedish artist tackles her experiences with sexual assault – using music and songwriting as a cathartic tool. ‘I want you to dance, I want you to use your body,’ she explains. ‘It doesn’t cure you. But it can make you feel better.’
Written by: Biju Belinky
Rockabilly rebels — At the age of 23, photographer Philippe Chancel embedded himself with two rockabilly gangs who lived life on the edge – resulting in the adventure of a lifetime. Now, over 35 years later, the images have finally come to light.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Lukas Dhont’s Girl — We speak to director Lukas Dhont about Girl: his new, moving, and richly observed drama about a trans teenage girl who attempts to become a ballerina. ‘The strength of cinema and art more generally is that it makes people understand things they didn't understand,’ he tells Sophie Monks Kaufman.
Written by: Sophie Monks Kaufman
Shared waters — For Kolga Tbilisi Photo Week, media platform Chai Khana invites three photographers from Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia to join forces for a new project, taking inspiration from the region’s two major rivers: the Kura and Araks.
Written by: Eva Clifford