Culture
The lost street gangs of NYC’s Lower East Side
Unseen America — The uniformed street gangs who inspired cult classic The Warriors were violent pillars of community identity, before being swept away by gentrification and the commercialisation of the drug trade.
Written by: Alex King
States of Fear: Americans reveal their deepest anxieties in a divided nation
Phobia USA — When photographer Mike Belleme set out to capture a portrait of America in 2016, he found a nation teetering on a precipice of change and riddled with insecurity. But unlike the hard lines of black-and-white campaigns, fear in the heart is a nuanced spectrum.
Written by: Mike Belleme
The Sunshine Cinema: Getting South Africa talking about HIV activism through film
Solar powered social justice — At the 21st International AIDS Conference in Durban, the solar powered Sunshine Cinema crew took films and discussions to communities most affected by HIV.
Written by: Sydelle Willow Smith
Shot: the 1850s-style photos taking aim at gun culture
Portraits that trigger questions — Kari Wehrs confronted her fear of firearms by going into the Arizona desert and questioning strangers' need to arm themselves, uncovering stories of cherished tradition and self-protection in the process.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Stripping away the stigma: Photos of London's male sex workers in 2016
Meet the men — When it comes to sex work current debates are consumed by ethics and morals, but all too regularly we ignore the human faces and stories of those who've chosen to earn cash in the oldest profession on earth. Photographer Jessica Kelly has set out to shoot intimate portraits of some of London's male sex workers, in the hope of stripping away the stigma surrounding the industry.
Written by: Tenelle Ottley-Matthew
An LA street artist has built a wall around Trump's Hollywood star
America at its greatest — While Donald Tump and his hordes of loyal supporters have been in Ohio at the Republican National Convention, LA based street artist Plastic Jesus erected a wall to surround the Republican candidate's Hollywood star.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The photographer capturing youth in defiance
We keep on living free — Italian photographer Giacomo Cosua’s show ‘I’m Not Afraid’ documents youth determined to express themselves - no matter what - around the globe.
Written by: Alex King
Washing away apartheid’s toxic legacy with surf
No black and white - just surfers — Before Apish and Noncedo took up surfing, violence and disorder dominated their world. Now they've had their lives turned around by Waves for Change, a charity providing surf therapy for Cape Town’s disadvantaged young. A new documentary, ‘Freedom Riders,’ traces this positive work, showing how Apish and Noncedo - who are now surf coaches - have freed themselves and others like them from the stresses and struggles of home life.
Written by: Christopher Sanders
Rare and intimate images of David Bowie, from the archive of photographer Mick Rock
The man who shot the seventies — One of the world’s most prolific rock’n’roll photographers and long-time friend of the late David Bowie, Mick Rock gathers together his most personal moments with the starman for a new exhibition with The Print Room.
Written by: Max Gayler
In Pictures: Culture, class and identity through the decades
A chronology of class — Pooling together the works of 20 iconic photographers, ‘An Ideal For Living’ shines a light on class, culture and identity from post-World War I Britain to now, featuring images from the likes of Charlie Phillips and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Written by: Max Gayler
