Culture
Extreme close-ups of old-school Londoners
In Your Face — Shot at a distance of just 12 inches, Paul Trevor’s seminal series contrasted City of London high-rollers with people in a neighbouring street market. Now, they’re being exhibited for the first time in almost 25 years.
Written by: HUCK HQ
How to start a truly innovative theatre company
Five steps to success — Forced Entertainment is a radical, Sheffield-based company that has spent 34 years dismantling everything we thought we knew about performance. Here, they share their tips on shaking up the system.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
A look at the complex personal life of Che Guevara
The man behind the myth — A new book promises to reveal the true story behind the face that launched a thousand t-shirts, drawing from journal entries and sketches to letters and poetry.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A visual tribute to Sheffield’s underground music scene
Icons of the ’80s — Throughout the ’80s and ’90s, photographer Barbara Wasiak captured a city in a state of cultural and political flux – pairing shots of NME cover stars with anti-Poll Tax protests.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
The radical history of ’80s San Francisco, in photos
Street life — Photographer Janet Delaney captured the city’s thriving public life – from parades and protests, to performances and beauty pageants – in the days before Silicon Valley.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A photographer probes truth and lies in modern Turkey
The Parallel State — After being injured in a deadly attack in Libya, British photographer Guy Martin wasn’t sure if he’d ever shoot again. Then he recalibrated his identity. Slowing down, he started documenting the faux-reality of Turkish soap operas and the surreal political events they mirrored on the streets.
Written by: Guy Martin, as told to Andrea Kurland
A portrait of ’90s family life in the Midlands
Squalid realism — Photographer Richard Billingham’s images, shot over two decades ago on cheap film, capture his poverty-stricken upbringing in Cradley Heath.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
Dystopian photos of London’s bankers in meltdown
The 2008 crash — Ten years after the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, Stephen McLaren’s photos remember the fear, helplessness and demented ambivalence in the City of London at that time. “I think next time will be more foreseeable but just as unavoidable,” he says.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Tender shots of young, US men on the cusp of adulthood
Almost there — Photographer Amit Elkayam explores the universal fragility of boyhood, capturing young adolescents as they grapple with the early expectations of masculinity.
Written by: HUCK HQ
A strange, lyrical look at street life in Mexico
Between life & death — Photographer Harvey Stein captures the myths, mysteries and rituals that surround the Mexican culture of mourning.
Written by: Miss Rosen
