Culture
A visual history of reggae culture in the UK
Rocking steady — Photographer Adrien Boot looks back on a life capturing the Jamaican communities of Britain: ‘In the ’70s, London was a dark place,’ he remembers. ‘You know what they say – you need hard times and stress to make good music.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
Secret snapshots of Tokyo's vivid street life
Poetic timing — Mikiko Hara doesn’t need a viewfinder. Instead the Japanese street photographer shoots from the chest, allowing the camera to capture happy accidents that come as a surprise... even to her.
Written by: Mikiko Hara
The last days of the Arctic, captured in photos
The final frontier — Photographers Yuri Kozyrev and Kadir van Lohuizen travel 10,000 miles to investigate the irreversible changes that are taking place in the region.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Welcome to the world of small-town hip hop
Suburban rhymes — Photographer Jared Soares documents the DIY rappers of Roanoke, capturing a scene brimming with innovation, hope and creativity.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Images that flip the way we see race in the UK
Another England — Human Stories: Another England chronicles the rich and rarely-seen experiences of British communities of colour.
Written by: Salma Haidrani
Tired of modern life? Welcome to the off-grid revolt
Going green — In the UK, more and more people are making the jump to a self-sufficient existence. Photographer Robin Mellor visits communities across the country to find out why.
Written by: Huck
Intimate portraits that capture London at its most diverse
Rep ur culture — In a landscape lacking diversity, filmmaker and photographer Nadira Amrani is kickstarting her own movement: one that rejects outdated forms of representation and pushes for more opportunities among people of colour.
Written by: Nadira Amrani
How to turn nude selfies into modern works of art
Mirror, mirror — For his latest project, acclaimed US photographer Ryan McGinley invited 100 friends to take naked self-portraits taken inside their New York City homes.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Coming of age in America’s heartlands
A photographer’s journey — Calla Kessler has grown up with a firm belief in photography’s ability to connect people. But as a recent graduate uprooted from small-town Nebraska to Washington DC, she’s learned that sometimes pursuing truth means standing up and speaking out.
Written by: Calla Kessler
Photos of London’s Isle of Dogs, before the big money
East End memories — Between 1982 - 1987, photographer Mike Seaborne captured the people and places that made up the East End community – long before the world of global finance set up camp.
Written by: Niall Flynn
