America
The secret anarchist mecca hidden in the California desert
Slab City — Tucked away between the Sunshine state’s remote military zones, Slab City has become an unlikely home for nomads, drifters and addicts who have been left behind by American society. In a new project, photographer Laura Henno offers a fresh perspective on the community’s everyday reality.
Written by: Ellie Howard
How football is bringing hope to New York’s Yemeni community
Stories From The Sidelines — In New York City, work is king and dreams only happen if you’re willing to sweat. Nowhere is this truer than at Yemen United, a soccer team caught between the expectations of the old country and the pressures of the new.
Written by: Cheree Franco
Soulful portraits of today’s young New Yorkers
This is America — Czech photographer Marie Tomanova captures the hopes and dreams of contemporary US city-dwellers in her new portrait series, Young Americans.
Written by: HUCK HQ
An inside look at LA’s queer Chicano networks
True radicals — Fusing Mexican-American culture with a DIY punk spirit, the underground Chicano art scene of the late ’60s and early ’90s is finally celebrated a new exhibition.
Written by: Miss Rosen
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
