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The activists fighting the mental health crisis

Micha Frazer-Carroll examines the way the mental health crisis has escalated in the last five years and meets those organising to end it.

  • Election 2024
  • Micha Frazer-Carroll

Capturing stasis and uncertainty during the Covid pandemic

Four years since countries across the world locked down, photographer Valentin Goppel revisits the experience of a suspended youth in new photobook ‘Between the Years’.

  • Photography
  • Isaac Muk

Has lockdown created more empathy for prisoners?

Life inside — Lockdown could have created a greater understanding of the conditions prisoners face. So why are punitive policies even more popular?

  • Activism
  • Andy West

The photographer capturing resilience over lockdown

In partnership with Adobe — My Greatest Shot is a brand-new series from Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and Sky Arts. The series profiles some of Britain’s most innovative photographers, inviting them to reflect on their careers while sharing in-depth stories behind some of their most iconic work.

  • Photography
  • Vuyokazi Mtukela

How the pandemic is hurting women leaving prison

‘I don’t feel like I have a future‘ — Despite restrictions easing, women prison leavers are still dealing with complications around housing, benefits and mental health exacerbated by Covid-19. It’s made it even harder for them to rebuild their lives after prison.

  • Activism
  • Scarlet Hannington

The volunteers fighting to keep India breathing

Desperate times — With India's healthcare system buckling under the immense pressure of the Coronavirus pandemic, volunteers and non-profits are having to plug gaps that neglect or seeming corruption are unable to.

  • Reportage
  • Gayathri Loka with additional research from Suchita Goel and Edie Miller

Roller skating’s revival signals a fresh fight for public space

Spin city — In the past year, roller skating has exploded. But with its new wave of popularity comes a fresh set of challenges for custodians of the scene – particularly those flying the flag for underrepresented groups.

  • Magazine
  • Jessica Holland

The Welsh creatives embracing their heritage in lockdown

'A blessing in disguise' — As Wales' 17-day fire-break lockdown comes to an end, the nation's creatives discuss how the period reignited debates on independence from the UK and inspired their work.

  • Activism
  • Gina Tonic

An uncanny portrait of Russia's modern hermits

Home alone — In her photo series, Natalia Ershova meets the social recluses from Moscow who have chosen to stay at home, and communicate with the outside world almost entirely online. Amid lockdown, her photographs take on a renewed poignancy.

  • Culture
  • Daisy Schofield

The DJ throwing virtual raves for the deaf

Beyond The Screen In Lockdown — From raves for the deaf to Black ballet dancers and ‘outcast’ amateur wrestlers, now more than ever, communities are coming together online to keep their real-life connections alive. In our latest film series, we meet organisers that are pivoting during the pandemic and finding novel ways to take action.

  • Huck Docs
  • Huck

Capturing the everyday reality of lockdown in Soweto

Township blues — South Africa is one of the world’s most unequal countries - and the inequalities have only grown starker during Covid-19. In 'the everyday waiting' photographer Jabulani Dhlamini sheds light on the situation in one of the country’s poorest neighbourhoods.

  • Photography
  • Eva Clifford

The poet helping the next generation shape the future

Life after Lockdown — In a new film, the first young people’s laureate for London Caleb Femi has teamed up with NCS to help spell out exactly what the next generation needs from life after lockdown.

  • Film
  • Ben Smoke

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