Culture
Subverting stereotypical images of Africa
Shot by Viviane Sassen — After spending her childhood in Kenya, Dutch photographer Viviane Sassen spent years returning to the country, reimagining her memories through eerie, beautifully staged portraiture.
Written by: Hannah Clugston
Why punk keeps connecting people across space and time
Teenage kicks — Photographers GODLIS and Angela Boatwright may have captured two distinct scenes - 1970s New York and contemporary Los Angeles - but in-between these images, made then and now, lies a single connecting thread.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Up close and personal with Cardiff’s new music heroes
A scene within a scene — For the past year, Welsh photographer Elijah Thomas has been documenting the lives of Cardiff’s up-and-coming bands, capturing a DIY scene united in its tight-knit camaraderie.
Written by: Niall Flynn
18 photographers capturing the way we live now
The inside perspective — A new show explores the most topical stories from around the world, taking us beyond the headlines and the hype to see the underlying humanity.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The photographers who defined skate’s wild side
Against the Grain — A new exhibition celebrating the legacy of skateboarding – as well as the photographers and filmmakers who've documented it – will travel the world over the next two years. Here, they recall what it was like to witness skate history first-hand.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Celebrating Latin American photography in NYC
Melrose, Bronx — In New York City’s first edition of Latin American Foto Festival, the South Bronx neighbourhood of Melrose will act as one vast, public gallery, showcasing work from some of Latin America’s most exciting photographers.
Written by: HUCK HQ
A look inside North Korea’s ‘socialist fairyland’
Behind the curtain — As the capital of the world’s most secretive country, Pyongyang is a city that’s rarely documented in Western media – until now. In his latest book, Inside North Korea, photographer Oliver Wainwright captures a fantastical world of candy-coloured apartment blocks and dramatic vistas.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A haunting portrait of life in post-war Mosul
The aftermath — In his latest collaboration with Save The Children, photographer Giles Duley returns to the Iraq city to capture a series of eerie cityscapes – offering a glimpse at the devastating aftermath of the Battle of Mosul.
Written by: Giles Duley
Inside New York’s famed high school for the creative arts
Back to the ’70s — Artist Flint Gennari looks back on his days at New York’s High School of Art & Design – an innovative institution which boasts Marc Jacobs, Calvin Klein and Peter Hujar as alumni.
Written by: Miss Rosen
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
