Documentary Photography

An epic portrait of 20th Century America
Photography

An epic portrait of 20th Century America

‘Al Satterwhite: A Retrospective’ brings together scenes from this storied chapter of American life, when long form reportage was the hallmark of legacy media.

Written by: Miss Rosen

In photos: Rednecks with Paychecks
Photography

In photos: Rednecks with Paychecks

‘American Diesel’ is a new photo series that looks at the people, places and culture behind the stereotypes of rural America.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Surreal Halloween portraits from 1970s San Francisco
Photography

Surreal Halloween portraits from 1970s San Francisco

Unhinged and otherworldly portraits of All Hallows Eve almost half a century ago form the basis of photographer Ken Werner’s new book ‘Halloween: A Fantasy in Three Acts’.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Vibrant, rebellious portraits of young Cubans
Photography

Vibrant, rebellious portraits of young Cubans

A new photobook captures the young people redefining Cuban identity amidst increased economic and political turbulence on the Caribbean island.

Written by: Isaac Muk

How one photographer documented her own, ever-changing image
Photography

How one photographer documented her own, ever-changing image

In her new photobook ‘A Woman I Once Knew’, Rosalind Fox Solomon charts the process of getting older through a series of stark self portraits taken over the course of decades.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Revisiting the birth of skate culture in 1970s Los Angeles
Photography

Revisiting the birth of skate culture in 1970s Los Angeles

New photobook ‘Last Days of Summer: California Skateboarding Archive 1975–1978’ looks back at an iconic chapter of youth culture.

Written by: Miss Rosen

An unnerving portrait of the USA’s fractured society
Photography

An unnerving portrait of the USA’s fractured society

A new photobook explores America’s increasing inequality, division and toxic culture wars in a historic election year.

Written by: Isaac Muk

A peek behind the scenes of the UK’s village hall wrestling community
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A peek behind the scenes of the UK’s village hall wrestling community

For the latest issue of Huck, photographer Adj Brown captures the transformation of a sedate Cornish village hall into a sell-out wrestling show.

Written by: Josh Jones

Louis Stettner’s timeless portrait of mid-century America
Photography

Louis Stettner’s timeless portrait of mid-century America

In the largest retrospective yet of his work a new book and exhibition explores the legacy of the “world’s best-known unknown photographer”.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Exploring my parents’ radical, revolutionary past
Photography

Exploring my parents’ radical, revolutionary past

Photographer Alice Proujansky’s debut monograph explores the radical history of the United States through the images and memories of her unique family.

Written by: Isaac Muk

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