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Capturing the vibrant energy of passinho dancers in Rio’s favelas
Funk is life — The fast-paced dance first emerged in the early 2000s at illegal baile funk parties, but has grown into an international phenomenon in recent years with the help of social media. Photographer Jonangelo Molinari has spent years documenting its moves, characters and culture.
Written by: Josh Jones
Motoyuki Daifu’s chaotic vision of the Japanese family home
My family is a pubis — Growing up in a cramped, working-class household, the Japanese photographer decided to turn his camera onto his own surroundings. His new monograph explores tensions in the traditional family unit, but also the importance finding one’s place within it.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Remembering Fietas, Johannesburg’s vibrant neighbourhood ripped by Apartheid
Fragments of Fietas — In the ’70s, South African authorities forcibly removed non-white people from the western suburb, now known as Pageview. Enraged, photographer David Goldblatt documented its erasure.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The abandoned church at the heart of London’s ’80s nightlife
Limelight — Set on Shaftesbury Avenue, the club was a weekend destination for the city’s celebrities and stars, but also folks looking for a good night out. In-house photographer David Koppel’s new book and exhibition revisits its heyday.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Eerie, strangely evocative photos of container ships at sea
Cargo — Global cargo ships are the lifeblood of modern globalisation and neoliberalism. Richard Misrach’s new photobook focuses the lens on their presence, hiding in plain sight.
Written by: Miss Rosen
World’s first youth culture museum is opening in London
Music, subculture and style — The Museum of Youth Culture will be opening in Camden in December, with 6,500 sq ft of space.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Remembering Clark Henley’s ’80s cult classic The Butch Manual
The New Drag — The playful book is back in print more than 40 years since it was first published. We revisit its gender-subverting fun and lasting influence.
Written by: Miss Rosen
JA Mortram’s harsh, bleak portrait of life on the UK’s fringes
Small Town Inertia 2 — Almost two decades since he first began documenting marginalised people in his local town of Dereham in Norfolk, the photographer is set to return with an expansive, personal second volume of his life-long project.
Written by: Isaac Muk
New York Fashion Week’s true soul lives in the streets
The people’s runway — For a week, the city floods with celebrities, influencers and glitzy afterparties, but year-round real self-expression takes place everywhere. Tom ‘TBow’ Bowden took his camera to NYC’s biggest catwalk.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Inside the bedrooms of American youth during the ’80s and ’90s
Teenagers in Their Bedrooms — Before the turn of the millennium, photographer Adrienne Salinger noticed that a creative, opinionated cohort were underrepresented in wider conversations – Gen X teens. Pictured in their home sanctuaries, they form a luminous portrait of subcultures and styles of the time.
Written by: Miss Rosen
