Culture
This artist believes Europe is stuck in the 20th century
Remembering the future — In a series of almost 500 images, Peter Puklus captures the zeitgeist of a fractious Europe over the past one hundred years. Part autobiographical, part fictional, The Epic Love Story of a Warrior is a photo book which chronicles a hero's attempt to reconcile violence and tyranny in a land of love and hope.
Written by: Angel Lambo
This photographer spent two years secretly capturing London’s night bus riders
On the Night Bus — Across two frosty winters, Nick Turpin photographed travellers on the night bus through steamed-up windows. Capturing a cross section of society, crammed into one space yet separated by thoughts and daydreams, his images have come together to create On the Night Bus.
Written by: Millie Morris
John Loengard on sixty years shooting the most famous faces of our time
Moment by Moment — John Loengard, renowned black and white photographer, has captured some of the most recognisable faces of his generation. Now he releases Moment by Moment – a project comprising some of his most iconic images from over 50 years behind the camera.
Written by: Noora Ismail
Bringing street photography to life by creating fiction from photos
Blending fact and fiction — Writer and director Stephen Leslie is blurring the lines between the real world and make-believe with his new photography and short story book, SPARKS.
Written by: Millie Morris
The ugly, the beautiful and the mysterious in London’s Lea Valley
An urban wilderness — Since 2004, photographers Polly Braden and David Campany have been capturing the characters and contradictions that they discovered daily in Lea Valley, East London, watching the area transform as London's 2012 Olympics descended on the area.
Written by: Millie Morris
The insurgency of Californian youth captured on film
Get schooled right — Behind the scenes at SST Records, producer and sound engineer Spot helped some of punk’s most iconic records spring to life. He’s worked with the likes of Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Minutemen, Descendents, Misfits and Minor Threat. But it was an encounter with an unknown musician in the ’70s that ended up leaving the biggest mark. His new photobook, Sounds of Two Eyes Opening, captures the insurgency of his Californian youth – and the surfers, skateboarders and frontiersman punks who shaped his unique lens on life.
Written by: Spot
The photographer tracing the roots of Brexit Britain
Life on the margins — Over the course of a decade, CJ Clarke has been exploring what it means to be white, middle-class and English by documenting life in the remarkably unremarkable town of Basildon.
Written by: CJ Clarke
Cuba’s first skate team are ready to take on the world
Have board, will travel — As Cuba’s emerging skateboarding scene opens up to the world, Toda Fuerza is the first brand with ambitions to sponsor artists, skaters and compete internationally.
Written by: Alex King
The photographers rebuilding community in the digital age
Living in the real world — As the deadline approaches for Photo-Forum’s end of year exhibition, we chat to the photographers striving to create IRL events in an increasingly electronic world.
Written by: Millie Morris
How do we cut down fashion’s impact on the planet?
Up-cycling into the future — The C/O Cheap Monday project seeks to make fashion more sustainable through a garment-recycling programme and a new collection made from up-cycled material.
Written by: HUCK HQ
