Culture
Patti Smith’s mysterious photos of Mexico
‘Souvenirs of wandering’ — The legendary musician and artist reflects on a lifelong love of the country, sharing a selection of shots from her travels in a new exhibition.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Everyday portraits of life and love in LGBTQ Serbia
In transition — Photographer Slobodan Randjelović returns to his home country for a new book on the Serbian queer community: ‘I didn’t want a provocative, scandalous, fake approach to LGBT people. I wanted something that was almost banal, in the way that most people’s lives are.’
Written by: Biju Belinky
A photographer's fight against the taboo of obesity
The Big O — After learning all she could in the cut-throat world of photojournalism, Abbie Trayler-Smith realised it was time to tackle the one issue that's always really mattered to her.
Written by: Abbie Trayler-Smith (as told to Niall Flynn)
Inside Simone de Beauvoir’s America
A photographic journey — A new show documents American life in the ’40s, as seen through the eyes of the young writer and intellectual.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Meet the gatekeepers who watch over Britain’s islands
A quiet place — Photographer Alex Ingram spends time with the wardens of the small, remote islands scattered off the UK coast – people who live their lives in extreme solitude.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Seven iconic looks from this year’s Saintly City Cat Show
America’s finest — Photographer Andreanna Seymore heads to Minnesota’s annual cat-themed extravaganza: ‘It felt like Disney gone wrong. These house cats were about to murder each other.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
Kicking back with Sri Lanka’s new surf heroes
The Travel Diary — Photographer Dhillon Shukla travels to the coastal communities of southern Sri Lanka, where he captures the country’s burgeoning surf scene – where tradition and Californian slider culture collide.
Written by: Dhillon Shukla
Magic in the mundane: candid shots on the streets of Japan
Blink & you’ll miss them — Travelling back and forth between Tokyo and Kamakura, photographer Shin Noguchi seeks out the extraordinary in the everyday. “I want to share these beautiful moments with other people,” he says.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Unpacking the privilege of life as a white South African
Un/Settled — As a child of the post-apartheid generation, photographer Sydelle Willow Smith has found that her relationship with home poses more questions than answers.
Written by: Sydelle Willow Smith
Chessboxing: the new craze where brain meets brawn
Season’s beatings — We enter the ring for a night of chessboxing: a curious combination of four-minute speed chess and three-minute boxing.
Written by: Tom Hale
