Huck 52
Celebrating the diversity of Africa through Snapshots of its daily life
Everyday Africa — What started off as a simple snapshot of everyday life soon became a global movement that’s shifting attitudes around the world. Now Everyday Africa have launched their first photo book, documenting the highlights of their first four years in action.
Written by: Peter DiCampo
The photographer who infiltrated US prisons during the Vietnam War
A conversation with the dead — When Danny Lyon infiltrated the Texan prison system during the Vietnam War, he captured a portrait of America that was propaganda free. But he didn’t do it alone. His new book 'Conversations with the Dead' contains the artwork and letters of prisoner #122054, a kid doing life called Billy McCune.
Written by: Danny Lyon / Alex King
In Pictures: Another perspective on America’s misunderstood, poorest region
Looking at Appalachia — Appalachia is synonymous with poverty in the United States, a wasteland of dirty kids in barren shacks if you believe the news. But one photographer is exposing the bigger picture, one crowd-sourced image at a time.
Written by: Roger May
Ukraine in turmoil, seen through the eyes of a young local photographer
Anastasia Vlasova: My Ukraine — Ukrainian photographer Anastasia Vlasova cut her teeth on the frontlines, covering her first protest when she was just seventeen. At twenty-two, she’s witnessed a revolution and the grief of war. But it’s the people she met - and loved - along the way that taught her the lesson of a lifetime.
Written by: Anastasia Vlasova
Long Read: How collaboration is at the heart of the best contemporary photojournalism
Working better together — The search for a story can feel like a solo mission when you’re a photojournalist alone in the field. But photographers have found ways to collaborate with other people since the origins of the documentary form, coming together with storytellers of all kinds to find a new perspective.
Written by: Olivier Laurent
How growing up in a Calcutta brothel gave photographer Avijit Halder a unique way of seeing the world
The Red Light Kid — Photography gave Avijit Halder a way out, but it was an unlikely friendship with Academy Award winner Zana Briski that set fire to his homegrown vision.
Written by: Avijit Halder
The young South African photographers you need to follow on Instagram
#RainbowNation #BornFrees — Photographers Sipho Mpongo, Sean Metelerkamp and Wikus de Wet travelled South Africa together as Twenty Journey to understand the land that binds them. Here they select their favourite Instagrammers.
Written by: Alex King
Photography insights from Paolo Woods, Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, Anastasia Vlasova and Adriana Monsalve
Lessons Learned — Huck's Documentary Special III reveals how collaboration allows photographers to tell deeper stories. Here four photographers featured in the issue share some hard-won lessons on their craft.
Written by: Sam Warner
Jim Goldberg, Eli Reed, Alex Potter and Roger May share insights on photography
Lessons learned — Huck's Documentary Special III reveals how collaboration allows photographers to tell deeper stories. Here four photographers featured in the issue share some hard-won lessons on their craft.
Written by: Sam Warner
For Diàna Markosian and Adam Patterson, collaboration unlocks great storytelling
Collective Truths photography talk at 71a — Photographers Diàna Markosian and Adam Patterson have learned stories are better told when you invite other voices in. Join us at Huck’s 71a Gallery on Tuesday October 20 to hear stories and insights from their recent projects 1915 and Another Lost Child.
Written by: Alex King
Huck presents Collective Truths: A Documentary Photography Exhibition
Stories that speak to us — Huck’s Documentary Photography Special III springs to life as an exhibition at our 71a gallery, with a launch party and talk from photographers featured in the issue.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Photographer Diàna Markosian is raising funds for Armenian genocide survivors
Changing lives through limited-edition prints — When Diàna Markosian tracked down three survivors of the Armenian genocide, their stories helped her understand her own roots. In Huck 52 - The Documentary Photography Special III she shares the story of their collaborative journey. Now, as she launches a print sale in a bid to raise funds, she’s found a way to give something back.
Written by: Andrea Kurland