America
Huck 73: The Sanctuary Issue
Out now! — We were ready to release our new issue back in March. Then the world fell off a cliff. Five months later, we have a magazine that exists freely between Then and Now: a collection of stories about hope and resilience, at a time when we need them more than ever.
Written by: Huck
Documenting life on the US/Mexico border
Between 1983-1987 — With his gripping photographs, taken during the 1980s, Ken Light wanted to reveal ‘the desperation, hardship, and struggle of people who want a better life’.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A visual tribute to ’80s Chicago, where house music began
DIY designs — A new book celebrates the power of the DIY party flyer – homemade designs which helped transform the city’s dance scene.
Written by: Miss Rosen
On the road with America’s Black rodeo riders
Cowboys on tour — Photographer Ivan McClellan captures the magic of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo: ‘There’s a party atmosphere that you don’t find at white rodeos.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
A photographer’s lifelong love affair with Coney Island
‘Seedy, funky, dangerous’ — The New York neighbourhood has always been irresistible to street photographers – particularly Harvey Stein, who has been shooting there for over five decades.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The Parkland school shootings, two years on: what’s changed?
Trauma nation — A new documentary explores the fallout of the infamous school shooting, following the affected students as they become both activists and celebrities.
Written by: Katie Goh
Intimate shots of life in ’80s Massachusetts
A family affair — Photographer Judith Black spent years capturing her experience as a single parent, celebrating everyday moments that otherwise go unnoticed.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Anti-consumerists are thriving during the pandemic
The freegans are doing fine — As the coronavirus changes our consumption habits, New York’s freegans – or ‘dumpster divers’ – are flourishing: ‘If anything, the pandemic has increased the volume and broadened the variety of food I eat.’
Written by: Kedar Berntson
A powerful portrait of Black American life in the South
Louisiana, Florida and Georgia — In 1982, photographer Baldwin Lee set off on a 2,000-mile road trip around the Deep South, documenting life in Louisiana, Florida and Georgia.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Flint: Inside the public health crisis that shook America
‘There’s no justice’ — Despite numerous lawsuits, deaths and disturbing health reports, the Michigan city’s tap water remains untreated. A new documentary tries to find out why.
Written by: Katie Goh
