Magazine
The heavy metal bands fighting authority in the Middle East
Defiant Sounds — Huck 54 is packed with stories of defiance, like Iraqi heavy metal band Dark Phantom, whose provocative music rallies against government corruption. Constantly forced under the radar by political leaders and Islamic extremists, they are part of a wave of metal acts fighting the power across the the Middle East. Here are some of the loudest voices.
Written by: Adam White
The Defiance Issue
Out Now — This year Huck is all about attitude. The energy, emotions and lenses on life that create connections across the divide. The Defiance Issue traces a jagged line across the globe, picking up voices of rebellion along the way.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Amazing things created by refugees
Displaced culture — In Huck 53 we explore real stories of refugees: What does it mean to be forced from your home and to set off for a new life with no guarantees? Here's a list of refugees who went on to make great things.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Best photo books by American documentarian Alec Soth
This is the USA — In Huck 53 we explore how a photographer like Alec Soth gets to where he is, on Magnum’s roster and gallery walls, with an audience that celebrates his every whim and fancy. Here are his most iconic books.
Written by: Andrea Kurland
Films about the new, free Cuba
A country in change — As Cuba steps into its free-market adolescence, what does the future hold for budding entrepreneurs? In Huck 53, we meet the taxi drivers, shop owners and teens with dreams as los cambios - ‘the changes’ - take root.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Our favourite graffiti movies and documentaries
Street art cinema — In Huck 51, photographer Valerio Polici revealed his world of underground graffiti. Here are movies and documentaries that celebrate the culture of street art.
Written by: Alex King
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
Follow these photographers on Instagram to see the Ukraine conflict unfiltered
Another view of war — Photojournalist Anastasia Vlasova has documented the conflict breaking her country apart since she was just seventeen. Here’s who she follows on Instagram.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Follow these photographers on Instagram for another perspective on rural America
Beyond Appalachia — Photographer Roger May's crowdsourced Looking at Appalachia project reveals another perspective on a misunderstood region of the US. Here he selects his five favourite Instagrammers.
Written by: Alex King
If You Leave photography magazine launch and showcase at 71a
See it here first — Contemporary photography blog If You Leave launch their new ‘PM’ magazine issue alongside a display of the best images from their 2014 Showcase.
Written by: Alex King
