Hackney
Hackney’s Pho Mile and its history of resistance
Home Away From Home — For decades, an area of East London has served as a vital community hub for Vietnamese people looking for a taste of home.
Written by: Georgina Quanch
Poetic photos of an East London neighbourhood
Clapton on film — Mico Toledo’s latest project saw the photographer roaming the streets of Clapton, capturing its diverse residents and moments of quiet beauty.
Written by: Camilla Patini
A photographer’s love letter to London’s green spaces
Park life — Sophia Spring discusses her project documenting the new found appreciation among Londoners towards the city’s myriad green spaces during lockdown.
Written by: Huck
The British school kids who took on the Nazis in the ‘70s
Fighting fascism — During the 1970s, an organisation made up of thousands of young people came together to combat racism in schools and beyond. While relatively forgotten, there are vital lessons to be learned from their organising.
Written by: Nic Murray
Inside an NHS hospital at breaking point
‘It‘s relentless‘ — While Covid infection rates may be dropping, the crisis continues unabated inside hospitals. Politics Editor Ben Smoke reports from Homerton Hospital, London, speaking to frontline medical staff about the profound emotional and physical toll they face every single day.
Written by: Ben Smoke
A portrait of UK life on the edges of gentrification
Homegrown — Photographer Stephen Burridge talks preserving the memory of places on the margins of capitalism and celebrating the UK's vibrant patchwork of communities.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Rocks is a quiet, revolutionary film about life in London
Teenage riot — On and off-screen best friends Kosar Ali and Bukky Bakray on growing up in East London, and why diverse, multi-layered stories are as vital as ever.
Written by: Beth Webb
The family-run bar that’s a hub of creative independence
In partnership with Squarespace — Surviving the perils of being a freelancer is tough – now more than ever. In partnership with Squarespace, we’re supporting independent artists to create original work that responds to these testing times. Verity and Sharmaine Cox tell the story of their tiny Hackney dive bar Blondies – a space where music, motorbikes and skateboarding mingle freely.
Written by: Michael Fordham
The radical history of London’s oldest community-run cinema
Inside the Rio — During the ’80s, the Dalston staple was a hub for community organising. A new book brings together photography and oral testimonies to tell its story.
Written by: Huck
Black and white photos of pre-gentrification Hackney
From the archive — During the ’70s and ’80s, Neil Martinson used his camera to document the community he grew up in, creating a vivid portrait of east London – before it changed forever.
Written by: Huck
What East London looked like in the 1960s
The East End in Colour — When Chris Dorley-Brown stumbled upon thousands of old colour slides belonging to local photographer David Granick, he quickly set to work. The result is The East End in Colour, a series that remembers the warmth and character of a bygone London.
Written by: Niall Flynn
East London creatives in their personal spaces
Hackney Studios — Photographer Jenny Lewis has lived in Hackney, East London for over two decades, a part of this corner of the city's diverse community. For the past four years she's been photographing local artists in their own studios, capturing creativity in its most intimate setting.
Written by: Michael Segalov