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When falling in love can put your life in danger
Photography that matters — By documenting LGBTI discrimination, Robin Hammond found himself turning from photographer to activist. Now, through a worldwide campaign, he’s using visual storytelling to expose oppression.
Written by: Robin Hammond
Inside the best dressed gang of 1980s New York
Lo-Life: An American Classic — The streets of 1980s New York City were rough, and the fashion obsessed Lo-Life crew were at its heart, desperate to look good by any means necessary.
Written by: Sophie Church
The cab driver who became a stress-busting dominatrix
Oh, Gloria... (NSFW) — Arthur is an unassuming cabbie from London’s East End. Gloria is a BDSM dungeon master helping people let go of themselves. Although they’re the same person, this is not a double life. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most colourful characters exist beneath the surface.
Written by: Alex King
Why this photographer risks her life to document war and crisis around the world
Larger than me — Photojournalist Lynsey Addario has witnessed death and been kidnapped more than once, but has never found a reason to put her camera down. Now Steven Spielberg is making a film about her life.
Written by: Lynsey Addario
The fierce pioneers of Lebanon's first female roller derby team
Shiny Tiny — Roller derby has made its way to Beirut and slammed down with an intentional thud. These women aren’t just pioneers: they’re the architects of a new future.
Written by: Jessica Holland
Gliding across borders: Taking flight in Iran
A new perspective — The last foreign glider to fly in Iran found himself locked up behind bars. When American pro-glider Nick Greece took flight, he had no idea how his border-breaking trip would end.
Written by: James Joiner
Inside the greatest UFO archive in history
Do you believe? — As part of Conspiracy Week at the Photographer’s Gallery, Gordon MacDonald’s latest exhibition takes a look through the archives of Wendelle C Stevens, the pioneering alien researcher who made us question whether we’re really alone in the universe.
Written by: Paden Vaughan
Divided by the #MuslimBan: For my family this is nothing new
From Where I Stand — Mostafa Rajaai's family are being kept apart by the Muslim travel ban, but he argues the rest of us have for so long sat and watched Islamophobia and prejudice rage on in silence.
Written by: Mostafa Rajaai
The young skater shredding through the Stockholm snow
Homegrown in Stockholm — Watch Swedish skater David Stenström shed a light on his life on and off the board in the first instalment of Homegrown, a new film series from Converse.
Written by: Paden Vaughan
There is no secret motive: Trump is as shambolic and as racist as he seems
From Where I Stand — Ignore the conspiracy theorists and "experts" claiming Trump's Muslim ban and other far-right executive orders are a headfake and a plot to distract us, argues James Butler. His toxic administration is as shambolic and as racist as it seems.
Written by: James Butler
