Culture
An intimate look behind the scenes of a ‘90s skate tour
20th Century Summer — Photographer Greg Hunt reflects on touring as part of a pro-skate crew in 1995, capturing the downtime between demos, and how the sport has evolved.
Written by: Huck
Photos capturing Prospect Park’s restorative powers
Brooklyn’s oasis — For the past 41 years, Jamel Shabazz has devoted a large part of his time photographing various aspects of the New York park and the patchwork of communities who find respite from the city there.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Scenes from inside America’s longest foreign war
Urgency Afghanistan — Today marks 20 years since the US invaded Afghanistan. A new exhibition highlights the vital power of photojournalism in documenting the country’s ongoing crisis caused by the war.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A heartwarming portrait of pre-gentrification Bushwick
Paradise Lost & Found — Photographer Meryl Meisler recounts working as a teacher in New York and capturing her neighbourhood at a time when the area was rife with poverty.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A cinematic portrait of India in the 1970s and ‘80s
Street life — Between 1978 and 1989, Mitch Epstein made eight trips to India, capturing vibrant scenes of street life and the various subcultures he glimpsed.
Written by: Miss Rosen
What poppers mean in the fight for queer liberation
Author Adam Zmith discusses his new book tracing the history of poppers from its past inhalations on gay club dancefloors and the drug’s role in forging a greater queer future.
Written by: Patrick Sproull
Photos capturing the fraught nature of English identity
England Your England — A new exhibition wrestles with complex questions around what it means to be English at a time of strife and political upheaval.
Written by: Zoe Whitfield
Photos capturing the rise of South London‘s dubstep scene
Drumz of the South — A new photo book traces the birth of dubstep in its early years between 2004 and 2007, and the pioneers who helped make the sound a global phenomenon.
Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela
Capturing resistance among Canada’s indigenous people
Here is Where We Shall Stay — Photographer Pat Kane discusses his project focused on how Indigenous people in the Northwest Territories of Northern Canada are moving towards meaningful self-determination by resetting the past.
Written by: Miss Rosen
An ode to America’s legendary cowboy culture
Wild west — Over the past two years, photographer Anouk Masson Krantz has travelled tens of thousands of miles across the United States to document the daily lives of cowboys and ranching culture.
Written by: Miss Rosen
