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What now for... skaters?

Talking mental health — Huck is exploring the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on different communities – and on our mental health. In this final instalment, Shelley Jones explores how the lockdown has affected the skateboarding community.

  • Skate
  • Shelley Jones

Akwaeke Emezi on death, magic and life as an outsider

‘My community is real and valid’ — We speak to the trailblazing author behind one of the most anticipated books of the year, The Death of Vivek Oji.

  • Books
  • Kate Wyver

Old skate videos are getting me through the pandemic

Saved by nostalgia — Nostalgia is a powerful balm for difficult times – and replaying the past is the one thing lifting my spirits amidst our current reality.

  • Skate
  • Jonathan Smith

The London caterers feeding their community

Pandemic Innovators — Karma Cans used to cater for some of the biggest corporations in the capital – until the pandemic hit. But as their profit margins shifted, so did their priorities.

  • Activism
  • Huck

In South Africa, sex workers are calling for justice

#SayHerName — The pandemic has wrecked the livelihoods of sex workers around the world. But in Cape Town – where racism, gender-based violence and police brutality are already rife – the struggles are even more acute.

  • Reportage
  • Daisy Schofield

War and peace: What lockdown looks like in Afghanistan

A photographer’s view — For photographer and writer Andrew Quilty – an immigrant living in war-torn Kabul – the prospect of Covid-19 was panic-inducing. But the reality was an entirely different story.

  • Photography
  • Alistair Klinkenberg

‘When I rode again for the first time, it felt like freedom’

Surfers and Skaters vs Covid — Summer is here and lockdown is lifting. Warm water beckons, as does the butter-smooth concrete of parks and pavement. So are surfers and skaters ready to get back out there? We asked around to find out.

  • Skate
  • Guillaume Le Goff

The photographer capturing lockdown’s offbeat moments

How we live now — For the past few months, photographer Harry Lloyd-Evans has been documenting the zanier side of being locked in – from unruly pets to innovative attempts at exercise.

  • Culture
  • Huck

What now for… photojournalists?

Talking Mental Health — Huck is exploring the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on different communities – and on our mental health. In the latest instalment, photojournalist Daniella Zalcman investigates how exposure to trauma and risk is starting to take its toll.

  • Photography
  • Daniella Zalcman

Global photographers share what ‘home’ means to them

Through the keyhole — As much of the world waits in lockdown, a new Aperture photo project provides a window into realms we rarely, if ever, get to see.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

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