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Aamer Rahman has nailed the art of activist comedy

Kings of comedy — From standup to satire, jokes can be a saviour. But in the right hands, they can also trigger change. To help resist – with humour – we’re celebrating radical voices that rise above the rest. In this instalment, Australian comic and activist Aamer Rahman explains why bad comedy can backfire… especially when it comes to the likes of Trump.

Written by: Iris Mansour

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Tearing up the tarmac with Britain's urban dirt bikers

Tales from the city — Spencer Murphy spent a year photographing the UK's BikeLife riders, capturing a scene addicted to freedom, rebellion and speed.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Photography

Get lost on these awe-inspiring hiking trails from across the globe

Paths of wanderlust — There's a beauty to getting lost in nature. Wanderlust: Hiking on Legendary Trails stitches together the diversity of the word’s landscapes through the explorative lens of hiking.

Written by: Briony Cartmell

Photography

An off-the-grid nirvana on the French Atlantic coast

The Travel Diary — Hidden in the forest along beaches of the South of France lies an organic slice of paradise.

Written by: Zeger Dox

Photography

What young womanhood really looks like...

Group Chat — Photographer Gabby Jones turns her lens to what's directly in front of her, offering a candid look at how young women experience femininity in the America today.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Photography

'Great photographers need determination not talent'

Advice from Chris Killip — Photographer Chris Killip captured the North of England's deindustrialisation in a way no one else did. Now, almost three decades later, he looks back at what it takes to create images that truly record a place and time.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Photography

Ed Templeton’s tips for overcoming fear as a self-taught photographer

Deadbeat Club: Zineophobia — To celebrate Zineophobia - the first UK show from Californian collective Deadbeat Club - we’re sitting down with all six photographers and breaking down what makes them tick. First in line is Ed Templeton: artist, photographer, Toy Machine founder, and the man who shoots Huntington Beach close to 365 days a year.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

Photography

The Travel Diary: Discovering Dubai's hidden beauty

What you see along the way — Dubai may be a hotbed of greed and excess, but photographer Sebastian Gansrigler finds honesty in corners of the city-state you won't see on the postcards.

Written by: Sebastian Gansrigler

Photography

Two graduate photographers on how to make it in the industry

It's all about the hustle — Photographers and regular Huck contributors Theo McInnes and Chris Bethell have both been nominated for this year's Magnum Graduate Photographers Award. Here they share some wisdom on how to make it in the documentary photography world.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Photography

Capturing the world around us from above

Dronescapes — Dronescapes explores the brand new world of drone photographers using distance to offer a new perspective on the world around us.

Written by: Biju Belinky

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