Culture
Photographer documents man’s destruction of the natural world
Wild beasts reduced to ghosts in the city — Photographer Nick Brandt’s epic panoramas in Inherit The Dust highlight man’s destructive presence in places animals used to roam.
Written by: Alex King
The London artists fighting anxiety and self-doubt
Black British Girlhood on the power of collectives — As founding member of a collective celebrating overlooked social narratives, Bekke Popoola believes that strength lies in numbers.
Written by: Jason Nico-Annan
How Lucia Griggi chased deadly waves to become one of the world’s best surf photographers
Into the deep — Waves as big as tower blocks and the beach patriarchy could not stop surf photographer Lucia Griggi from becoming one of the best in the world.
Written by: Nina Zeitman
The young photographers turning their solo journeys into a collective mission
Kōan Collective — Documentary photography can be a lonely business, especially in the first stretch of your career. But these four friends - Alex Potter, Amanda Mustard, Allison Joyce and Cooper Neill - have found a way to work together while fostering their unique visions. Here, Alex Potter talks us through the journey that brought them together.
Written by: Alex Potter (intro)
Why bringing instant photography back is not Impossible
Oliver Blohm on how post-Polaroid is relevant in 2016 — In 2008 Polaroid were on the verge of burying instant film when Impossible stepped in before the last nail went in the box. With no clear formula to follow, the Impossible Project has kept the spirit and nostalgia of Polaroid alive. Instant photographer Oliver Blohm tells us how the I-1 camera is putting the modern into the old.
Written by: Hanna Duggal
The Caribbean Windrush generation share what they brought to England
Stories in a suitcase — Nottingham’s SKN Heritage Museum holds a two-day celebration of Caribbean culture in Brixton, London on 21-22 May.
Written by: Alex King
On tour with Fat White Family: A photo diary
Bar hopping, party crashing ...and jammin' with Lady Gaga — Photography student Alec Castillo asked if he could shoot one of the most unpredictable groups in the world: London's Fat White Family. But when they let him join their US tour, the experience proved a lot more than he bargained for.
Written by: Alec Castillo
Photographer Lola Paprocka gets lost in New Belgrade’s brutalist estates
The secret lives amidst the concrete — Lola Paprocka’s Blokovi portrait series explores the people and architecture of Novi Beograd’s post-war brutalist housing estates.
Written by: Alex King
Pissed off London students have stopped paying their rip off rents
The cost of living crisis — As the deadly cycle of social cleansing continues in the housing market, angry students risk their well being to tackle the issue head on. Students in London are refusing to pay their rent, because quite frankly they just can’t afford to.
Written by: Taylor McGraa
Snowboarders carve deep lines into Asia’s hidden cultures
Riding off the beaten track — In Loose Change, snowboarders Niels Schack and Sparrow Knox set out to ride through four countries off snowboarding’s radar: Turkey, India, Kazakhstan and Japan.
Written by: Robin Nierynck
