Documentary Photograhy
Helen Levitt’s intimate scenes of 20th century New York life
In the streets — A new exhibition is celebrating the life and work of the late photographer, who imbued everyday scenes with extraordinary empathy and feeling.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The wild style of the men and women of the Congo
Dressed to the nines — British photographer Tariq Zaidi recounts documenting a fashion subculture, whose followers are known as Sapeurs. Most have ordinary day jobs as taxi-drivers, tailors and gardeners, but as soon as they clock off they transform themselves into debonair dandies.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Photos capturing the stillness amid the chaos of street life
Moment of calm — Puerto Rican photographer Paola M. Franqui, AKA Monaris, describes her method of using image-making as a way of finding the beauty in mundane everyday life.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Photos giving a rare glimpse inside Hutterite colonies
Away from the world — Since 2009, photographer Tim Smith has been documenting a small Christian sect in the hope of addressing the stigma and stereotypes which surrounds this community.
Written by: Huck
A kaleidoscopic portrait of British life in the ‘80s & ‘90s
The way we were — Photographer Homer Sykes is crowdfunding for a new book consisting of some his most striking magazine commissions, which together form a vibrant patchwork of the many different sides to life across the country during the Thatcher era.
Written by: Huck
Detroit’s defiant underground activists of the ‘60s and ‘70s
Motor City — A new exhibition brings together lesser-seen works from the archive of Leni Sinclar, which chronicle Detroit‘s counterculture and struggles for justice.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Photos capturing the banal eccentricity of English life
Being British — Barry Lewis discusses his new book, which brings together some of the photographer’s more quietly powerful images from 1975 to 2005 to celebrate the richness of a shared culture.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The fight for racial equality in Toxteth during the ‘81 riots
When Liverpool burned — Photographer Mike Abrahams remembers shooting Toxteth at the time of the riots, which erupted following long-standing tensions between the local police and the Black community.
Written by: Miss Rosen
I’ve been shot by police – their Capitol inaction was no shock
Broken system — Photographer Wil Sands was shot in the eye covering Black Lives Matter protests last year. He was at the Capitol to cover last week’s riot too – where the threat of violence from rioters was urgent and real, yet police reaction was radically and exasperatingly different.
Written by: Wil Sands
A searing elegy on war in Iraq and Afghanistan
Attention servicemember — From 2003 to 2008, Ben Brody worked as a combat photographer in Iraq, capturing both the immense brutality and unseen, candid moments that defined the war.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Beirut’s skate scene is rebuilding from the rubble
After the blast — For those living in the Lebanese capital, the explosion was simply the tip of the iceberg. As the city grapples with the aftermath, a group of skaters are fighting to save their scene – because for them, it’s the only way to escape the pressures of everyday life.
Written by: Victoria Schneider
A riotous journey from Soho to Blackpool and back again
British summertime — Through the 80s and early 90s, photographer Barry Lewis would routinely make the trip from Blackpool to London, soaking in the sun and sand with liquid lunches, to evenings spent in Ronny Scotts and the Groucho, capturing the many characters he encountered along the way.
Written by: Miss Rosen