Culture
Pool sharks, players, and men who like to play in the dark
Monochrome memories — In 1970, photographer Helaine Garren turned her lens on Bensigner’s: a windowless, testosterone-fuelled pool hall in Chicago.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The untold stories of Britain’s Polish community
Polska Britannica — After moving with his parents from war-torn Poland to Leicestershire, Czesław Siegieda took up photography to document the day-to-day of immigrant life.
Written by: Jacob Charles Wilson
Fast fashion hasn’t stopped putting profits over people
The Coronavirus fallout — As shipments get cancelled and factories shut down, the global pandemic has caused chaos and suffering for millions of garment workers across the Global South.
Written by: Tansy Hoskins
A secret family history, reconstructed in the present
Santa Barbara — Diana Markosian left her childhood home in the former Soviet Union for a new life in California. But it was a journey she never chose to take. To understand her mother’s choices, she had to recreate the first chapter of a story that would inspire her most ambitious project yet.
Written by: Diana Markosian
The aftermath of Australia’s devastating bushfires
What now? — This summer saw one of the most intense and destructive fire seasons in the country’s history. But once the gaze of global news departs, how does the community carry on?
Written by: Alistair Klinkenberg
Miranda Barnes is shaking up contemporary photography
New landscapes — The 25-year-old photographer went from sharing images on Tumblr to feature assignments for The New York Times in the space of a few short years. Now, she’s doing everything she can to tell stories that matter.
Written by: Miranda Barnes
Portraits that capture three decades of black culture
From the ’80s on — Photographer Liz Johnson Artur – a self-described ‘product of migration’ – has been capturing the African diaspora since 1986.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Welcome to Doug’s: the last of a dying breed of boxing gyms
Texas original — In his new project, Doug’s Gym: The Last of It’s Kind, photographer Norm Diamond pays tribute to a disappearing world.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Unpacking the trauma of apartheid on film
Freedom or Death — Gideon Mendel made his name as one of South Africa’s leading ‘struggle photographers’, unflinchingly documenting the most brutal years of apartheid. Now, over 25 years later, he is revisiting the forgotten parts of his archive and unpacking the trauma he witnessed in his formative years.
Written by: Gideon Mendel
Paying tribute to one of Spain's greatest photographers
Una maestra — Spanish photographer, Lua Ribeira, reflects on the importance of one of her country's greatest ever photographers - Cristina Garcia Rodero.
Written by: Lua Ribeira
