Culture
I've made more friends through Pokemon Go this week than in a year of London living
The new social circle — The global phenomenon that is Pokemon GO isn’t something to be laughed at or ridiculed. Yes, it’s a game, and yes, none of it is real, but the relationships I’ve formed in my short time with this game are.
Written by: Max Gayler
The Kalbarri reef is on the brink of destruction, but one man is determined to save it
On the verge of oblivion — Humanity is on the edge, with a climate change armageddon on the horizon, and indicative of these changes is the destruction of the Kalbarri reef. The devastation was discovered by Dr Thomas Wernberg, who is now on a mission to save it.
Written by: Christopher Sanders
To Hell And Back: Sixty-nine days trapped 700 meters down a Chilean mine
Buried alive — It was a story that grabbed the world's attention, one of peril, of survival and of family. When Adam Patterson joined the BBC to tell the story of the Chilean miners trapped underground, the only way to capture their experience was to drop a camera down the hole.
Written by: Adam Patterson as told to Andrea Kurland
Building bridges to the past with survivors of the Armenian genocide
One hundred years later — A twenty-five-year-old photographer and three survivors of the Armenian genocide of 1915 journey back to the past.
Written by: Diana Markosian as told to Andrea Kurland
Putting disposable cameras in the hands of London's skaters
Capturing the everyday — Craig Jackson and Jonny Grant’s London Skate Journal is a community project inspired by growing frustration with the glitz and glamour of how the skateboard community is portrayed. Disposable cameras are their weapon of choice.
Written by: Max Gayler
Rock, racism and rebel music: 1970s Britain through a photographer's lens
Punk not prejudice — In the 1970s racism was rife in the UK, prejudice permeated the fabric of many British towns and cities. But groups like Rock Against Racism fought back; organising protests, gigs and celebrations to pull communities together, putting themselves in serious danger in the process.
Written by: Max Gayler
The photobook putting a human face to Europe’s migrant crisis
“We are humans, not dogs” — Sickened by dehumanising media coverage, Daniel Castro Garcia and Thomas Saxby set out to present an intimate and empowering portrayal of migrants' lives in ‘Foreigner: Migration into Europe 2015-2016’.
Written by: Alex King
Story Behind the Still: How it feels to be gay in Russia
Resisting oppression in style — Twenty-seven-year old Ruslan, a ballet dancer at the Academy of Russian Ballet, smokes a cigarette at the Central Station, an LGBT nightclub in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was once married to a woman for five years but, following their divorce, he came out as gay. Mads Nissen reveals how he found his subject and why it became a symbol of self-expression.
Written by: Jack Richardson
A Difficult Truth: America is entrenched in a race war
From Where I Stand — The shooting of Philando Castille in Minnesota and Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge - black men killed at the hands of US police - are the latest chapter in a story of state violence that stretches back to the invention of 'race'. Now, after five police officers were shot and killed during a protest in Dallas, it's time to face a difficult home truth: America is at war.
Written by: Tetsuhiko Endo
Why nightlife matters in Brexit Britain, now more than ever
Save club culture! — Despite an onslaught of club closures, and an uncertain future, people are still throwing their weight behind London nightlife.
Written by: Saoirse O'Leary
