Culture
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
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
