Culture
A bustling portrait of Iran on the brink of revolution
Before the storm — Photographer Janine Wiedel recalls travelling to Iran in 1976 to capture everyday life there, two years before the stirrings of the Iranian Revolution began and would irrecovably change the country.
Written by: Chloé Meley
Evocative photos of San Francisco’s vibrant streets
Shadow play — Photographer Yoshi Yubai discusses his new book, a collection of almost 200 gritty black and white street photographs that capture the spectrum of life in the Californian city.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Legal recognition won‘t protect non-binary people
Dismantle the system — A petition to make non-binary a legally recognised gender is gaining thousands of signatures. But instead of seeking acceptance from the state, we should be fighting to abolish a system that perpetuates violence and discrimination, argues Liv Wynter.
Written by: Liv Wynter
Photos of Britain‘s slum housing crisis in the ‘60s
Crumbling cities — Photographer Nick Hedges recalls documenting the country’s dilapidated homes and the resilience of people living in devastating poverty.
Written by: Chloé Meley
Revisiting the early years of New York’s punk explosion
Rebels & Dandys — Photographer Gary Green recalls documenting a pivotal moment in music history, when the likes of the New York Dolls, Blondie, and The Ramones dominated the city’s underground scene.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A gritty portrait of a diverse community in Glasgow
Govanhill Street Level — Photographer Simon Murphy discusses his project which aims to shed new light on the maligned and often misunderstood residents of a vibrant neighbourhood in Scotland.
Written by: Claire Hutchison
Documenting the tradition of Japan’s female pearl divers
The ama — Photographer Stefan Dotter recalls travelling to the city of Toba to capture a community of women who are among the very few keeping an ancient deep-sea diving custom alive.
Written by: Huck
The photographer risking it all to capture Kashmir’s conflict
Danger zone — For the past 10 years, Syed Shahriyar has photographed gun battles across the Indian subcontinent and the funerals of militants and policemen. Despite the danger, he’s determined to document life there for future generations.
Written by: Bea Tridimas
The photographer capturing Covid’s impact on children
School’s out — After hearing about some of the difficulties children were facing in lockdown, Bex Day decided to document subjects all under the age of 13 to explore just how significantly their lives had changed.
Written by: Huck
The poet & #Merky Books winner uplifting a generation
Monika Radojevic in conversation — After co-winning Stormzy’s publishing imprint’s inaugural New Writers’ Prize, the 25-year-old is gearing up for the release of her debut poetry collection – an urgent book about identity, ancestry and history.
Written by: Beatrice Tridimas
