Culture
The psychedelic punk creating a safe-haven for artists
Acid Priest — When photographer Lee Kirby stumbled across a vagabond in designer clothes, he found himself opening a pandora’s box that would change his life. But for Lee Trosclair, renegade-turned-muse, the story is just beginning. In a world that undervalues art, he’s kickstarting a cultural revolution from an unlikely place.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Dreamy pictures by surfers that make you want to escape into the outdoors
Huck x Corona — Meet the good-time crew of surfers and photographers taking pictures to inspire people to go have adventures.
Written by: Advertorial
The City of Lights by bike: A Paris cycling guide
Huck x Levi's® — Art director and photographer Caroline Pauleau pedals with us on a personal tour of Paris. Here, in the latest post from 'Lines Through The City' – a collection of skateboarding and cycling stories produced by Huck in collaboration with Levi's® Commuter™ – Caroline reveals that the best way to explore the City of Lights is by bike.
Written by: Caroline Pauleau
The Camp-er-Van: A travelling DIY queer venue taking on gentrification and prejudice
Queering the norm — LGBT venues, and nightlife more broadly, are under threat across the United Kingdom. It poses a threat to all of us, but for queer people the loss of spaces of sanctuary is even more alarming. Samuel Douek, a London based artist and performer, has created a travelling venue in a caravan that's exceeding his wildest dreams.
Written by: Samuel Douek
What to look out for this September during Design Week at 71a
Honing your craft — To coincide with the London Design Festival, our very own 71a Gallery will be holding it's first annual Design Week this September in our East London creative hub. From GIF workshops to networking tips, make sure you head on down.
Written by: Atina Dimitrova
The architect building his own skate oasis in the ruins of the Greek crisis
Athens’ creative renaissance has begun — Latraac is a cutting-edge skate bowl and social space in a drug-infested neighbourhood of Athens - part of a new wave of creative projects transforming the city’s fortunes.
Written by: Alex King
Photographer Jackie Nickerson finds tradition in the historic Woolrich mill
Huck x Woolrich — Long before flannel became an urban wardrobe staple, Woolrich founder John Rich’s Pennsylvania woollen mill was equipping loggers, railway men, civil war soldiers and Alaskan oil workers to face nature’s extremes.
Written by: Advertorial
Joni Sternbach’s primordial portraits capture surfing’s lost tribe
Nazareth Savage — To celebrate 10 years of Huck, we're digging through the archives to unearth stories that feel as relevant as ever. Photographer Joni Sterbach’s Taylor Wessing portrait prize-nominated Surfland project captures modern-day Californian surfers with a 19th century photographic process.
Written by: Tetsuhiko Endo
The Bali farmer rejecting tourism money to protect sacred lands
#BaliNotForSale — Rice farmers are struggling to survive in the face of mounting pressure from developers in Bali, where a rampant tourism industry is taking over. A new documentary short explores the resilience it takes to stand firm.
Written by: Atina Dimitrova
The photographer who captured the birth of punk and hip hop in the 1980s
Rebel Cultures — To celebrate 10 years of Huck, we're digging through the archives to unearth stories that feel as relevant as ever. When photographer Janette Beckman started documenting underground communities in the US, she had no idea it would change youth culture forever.
Written by: Shelley Jones
