America
The filmmaker skewering the West’s obsession with money
Generation Wealth — For years, Lauren Greenfield has been using film and photography to shine an unforgiving light on the super-rich, exposing toxic worlds where ‘bling, celebrity, and narcissism’ reign supreme.
Written by: Josh Baines
A photographer shares his visual love letter to New York
Brief encounters — After the death of his partner, Bill Hayes found comfort in the streets of his hometown. ‘If I feel lonely or I miss him, I tell myself: ‘Get up, take a walk, take your camera, take pictures – the city is there to keep you company.’’
Written by: Briony Cartmell
A striking 360-degree view of life in Flint, Michigan
The city and its people — Filmmaker and photographer Zackary Canepari discusses Flint Is A Place – his major multimedia show at the Bronx Documentary Center, which shines a light on one of the poorest cities in America.
Written by: Miss Rosen
An eerie road trip up the American west coast
The Travel Diary — Photographer Harvey James travels from Los Angeles to the top tips of British Columbia, weaving through North America’s most wild and diverse landscapes.
Written by: Harvey James
The mysterious LA religion working to stop the apocalypse
The Aetherius Society — Since it was founded in the 1950s, the Aetherius Society has claimed to be responsible for preventing some of the world’s most deadly catastrophes. Writer Frank Martin spends two months at the secretive organisation’s LA branch to learn how they do it.
Written by: Frank Martin
A surreal American love story, captured in photos
From the ’70s to the ’80s — Throughout the 1970’s and ’80s, Maryland-based photographer Michael E. Northup documented the ins and outs of his 10-year marriage – a relationship he pays tribute to in new book, Dream Away.
Written by: HUCK HQ
An outsider’s view on the American dream
A photographer’s journey — Swiss photographer PierLuigi Macor travels across Texas, Louisiana and Michigan in his new book, Bowie, Texas – capturing the beauty and diversity of America’s rural depths.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The Midwest basement band scene of the ’90s & ’00s
Doing it themselves — Photographer Mark Murrmann spent nearly two decades documenting the thriving basement band scene of the US, hosting gigs in his own home and shooting acts on the road.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Inside one of America’s most notorious prisons
Welcome to The Farm — Keith Calhoun and Chandra McCormick’s contemporary photographs of the Louisiana State Penitentiary – otherwise known as ‘The Farm’ – uncover an undeniable truth: slavery in the US has never truly ended.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A look back at the incredible legacy of Arlene Gottfried
Street photography’s finest — The legendary street photographer, who died in August last year, is being celebrated in a new exhibition at New York’s Daniel Cooney’s Fine Art Gallery.
Written by: HUCK HQ
