Culture
Tender portraits of pre-gentrification Boston
Jack Lueders-Booth reflects on capturing the community that lived and worked along the city’s busiest railway route during the 1980s as it was scheduled for demolition.
Written by: Isaac Muk
A visual exploration of female neurosis in horror films
Through stills, anecdotes and film criticism, a new book examines the portrayal of women’s destructive emotions, reframing it as a challenge to patriarchal structures.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Celebrating daily life and diversity in southeast London
Photographer Nico Froehlich’s series documents South London’s diverse communities, while also reflecting on their fragility amid rapid gentrification.
Written by: Isaac Muk
On the frontlines of AIDS activism in 1990s New York
Meg Handler’s photos capture diverse groups of New Yorkers coming together for the collective cause of civil rights.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Theo McInnes’s cinematic photos of New York on film
The photographer describes taking inspiration from Magnum photographers to craft an intimate and revealing portrait of the city.
Written by: Theo McInnes
Mitch Epstein’s evocative portrait of 1970s America
Alternating between colour and black-and-white, the photographer chronicled sexual liberation, economic crises and the repercussions of the war in Vietnam.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Celebrating Tony Vaccaro’s cinematic photography
A new exhibition is marking the photographer’s 100th birthday with a look back at his extraordinary career.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Protestors gather to oppose brutal cuts to arts funding
The demonstration took place this week over plans to slash £50m from arts bodies in London.
Written by: Ben Smoke
A glimpse inside America’s trans community in the ’70s
Photographer Jeffrey Silverthorne always treated his subjects – often those living on the margins of society – with empathy and respect.
Written by: Miss Rosen
’For transgender people, existing is a protest’
We sat down with trans comic Jordan Gray to discuss the power of portraying complex characters, giving humanity the benefit of the doubt and getting naked on live TV.
Written by: Ben Smoke
