Culture
King and Queens in their Castles
Intimate snapshots of LGBT life — Photographer Tom Atwood travelled the length and breadth of the United States, capturing queer icons at home in his personal celebration of LGBTQ life.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Life as a teenager, with the volume cranked up
Coming of age on camera — Filmmakers Jenny Gage and Tom Betterton spent three years documenting the lives of seven girls growing up in New York. What they captured is an exhilarating insight into an awkward transition.
Written by: Cian Traynor
A five-year portrait of life and love in the Mississippi Delta
Gravity is Stronger Here — Award-winning photographer Phyllis B. Dooney embedded herself in Southern living to capture all the beautiful contradictions of an archetypal American family.
Written by: Cian Traynor
The Travel Diary: South London captured on film
What you see along the way — As England's capital gets swallowed by property developers and soulless restaurant chains, photographer Theo McInnes has been documenting South London's quiet resistance.
Written by: Theo McInnes
A brief history of the British tattoo
How we got inked — From high class beginnings to the myths of inked up criminals, as a new exhibition opens in Cornwall, tattoo historian Dr Matt Lodder plots out a history of British body art.
Written by: Michael Segalov
A one-off journey to the heart of documentary filmmaking
Life through a different lens — Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson has spent 25 years capturing candid moments in tense situations around the world. Now she's laying that process bare – ethical warts and all – to interrogate the camera's power.
Written by: Cian Traynor
The corners of Soviet-era Russia still hidden from view
Made of Steel — Photographer Christine Armbruster travelled the length and breadth of Russia to document Soviet towns. In these places that once made steel she found people now hardened and tempered by decline.
Written by: Christine Armbruster
The indie porn stars fighting for a kinky revolution
Get your freak on — Progressive porn is taking off and it’s proudly freaky, ethical and queer. But new legislation threatens to whitewash the industry just as things are heating up.
Written by: Alex King
The drag queen who changed Ireland
From accidental activist to icon — As an outspoken gay performer living with HIV, Panti Bliss has become an unlikely – but empowering – ambassador for a once-conservative country.
Written by: Cian Traynor
The otherworldly figures chasing evil spirits away
The beauty of Kukeri — In towns and villages across Bulgaria, the mystical Kukeri ritual sees demons and evil spirits scared away. Photographer Aron Klein travelled the country to capture the costumes and customs that have survived for hundreds of years.
Written by: Michael Segalov
