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Photography

'Great photographers need determination not talent'

Advice from Chris Killip — Photographer Chris Killip captured the North of England's deindustrialisation in a way no one else did. Now, almost three decades later, he looks back at what it takes to create images that truly record a place and time.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Photography

Ed Templeton’s tips for overcoming fear as a self-taught photographer

Deadbeat Club: Zineophobia — To celebrate Zineophobia - the first UK show from Californian collective Deadbeat Club - we’re sitting down with all six photographers and breaking down what makes them tick. First in line is Ed Templeton: artist, photographer, Toy Machine founder, and the man who shoots Huntington Beach close to 365 days a year.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

Photography

The Travel Diary: Discovering Dubai's hidden beauty

What you see along the way — Dubai may be a hotbed of greed and excess, but photographer Sebastian Gansrigler finds honesty in corners of the city-state you won't see on the postcards.

Written by: Sebastian Gansrigler

Activism

In Trump's America, there is nowhere for LGBT people to hide

My Month With Trump — Each month until Trump leaves office we'll be hearing how he's impacted individual lives in our column My Month With Trump. As the Bigot-in-Chief looks poised to sign an anti-LGBT executive order, LA-based Jeff Leavell hits out at his fellow white gay men just like him sitting silently by in his community as the flames of prejudice spread. There is no safe space to hide in.

Written by: Jeff Leavell

Opinion

Oi Zizek, stop saying there is no difference between the fascist Le Pen and Macron

From Where I Stand — The French Presidential race now has just two contenders. One of them is a fascist, the other is not. There should be no confusion about which is worse. Right? Left-wing intellectual Slavoj Žižek reckons both are as bad as each other, but he's wrong.

Written by: Eleanor Penny

Photography

Two graduate photographers on how to make it in the industry

It's all about the hustle — Photographers and regular Huck contributors Theo McInnes and Chris Bethell have both been nominated for this year's Magnum Graduate Photographers Award. Here they share some wisdom on how to make it in the documentary photography world.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Opinion

If Theresa May's leadership is 'strong and stable' then we don't need it

From Where I Stand — Theresa May won't stop banging on about 'strong and stable leadership' in this general election, but her vision of strength and stability is the last thing the United Kingdom needs. We're no longer a country of empire, it's time we pick a leader who reflects that.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Photography

Capturing the world around us from above

Dronescapes — Dronescapes explores the brand new world of drone photographers using distance to offer a new perspective on the world around us.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Culture

Just two unhinged egomaniacs stand between us and nuclear apocalypse

From Where I Stand — Reports say we might be on the brink of nuclear warfare, the restraint of two deluded narcissists - Trump and Kim Jong Un - is all we have to protect us from apocalyptic doom. Is it time to head to the bunkers? James Butler argues we should probably never have left.

Written by: James Butler

Culture

Lolly Adefope is stand-up's brightest shape-shifter

Kings of comedy — From standup to satire, jokes can trigger change. To help resist, through laughter, we’re celebrating radical voices that rise above the rest. In this instalment, 26-year-old Londoner Lolly Adefope takes us through her journey from open-mic contender to one-woman comedy cast.

Written by: Michael Segalov

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