Magazine
Meet the world’s first hijab-wearing champion wrestler
Nor Diana, aka ‘Phoenix’ — At five-feet tall and around 94lbs, the 20-year-old doesn’t look like your typical wrestling star – but that hasn’t stopped her yet.
Written by: Beth Webb
How Greek hip hop is thriving in the face of hostility
Midas touch — Problems in Greece are far from over. But amid the turmoil and division, a group of young Athens artists have built a dynamic scene from the embers of crisis – one that serves as a direct rebuke to those seeking to other them.
Written by: Alex King
A secret family history, reconstructed in the present
Santa Barbara — Diana Markosian left her childhood home in the former Soviet Union for a new life in California. But it was a journey she never chose to take. To understand her mother’s choices, she had to recreate the first chapter of a story that would inspire her most ambitious project yet.
Written by: Diana Markosian
Miranda Barnes is shaking up contemporary photography
New landscapes — The 25-year-old photographer went from sharing images on Tumblr to feature assignments for The New York Times in the space of a few short years. Now, she’s doing everything she can to tell stories that matter.
Written by: Miranda Barnes
Unpacking the trauma of apartheid on film
Freedom or Death — Gideon Mendel made his name as one of South Africa’s leading ‘struggle photographers’, unflinchingly documenting the most brutal years of apartheid. Now, over 25 years later, he is revisiting the forgotten parts of his archive and unpacking the trauma he witnessed in his formative years.
Written by: Gideon Mendel
Paying tribute to one of Spain's greatest photographers
Una maestra — Spanish photographer, Lua Ribeira, reflects on the importance of one of her country's greatest ever photographers - Cristina Garcia Rodero.
Written by: Lua Ribeira
A country on the edge, captured from within
India on fire — Sohrab Hura blends fact and fiction to explore contemporary Indian society, never giving away whether an image is real, staged, or a little bit of both. For him, this kind of provocation is the only way to depict the anxiety he currently feels in his home country: a precarious state, sizzling with tension.
Written by: Sohrab Hura
Mark Neville wants his work to make a difference
More than a photo — Mark Neville believes that photography can be more than just pictures on a page. Over the course of his career, he's shone a light on unspoken issues - making work that actively seeks to serve the communities he captures.
Written by: Mark Neville
The street studio where anybody can sit for a portrait
Making Memories — Alexia Webster travels the world, setting up public studios where anyone can pose for a portrait. For the South African photographer, it’s about redressing the power balance between artist and subject – all while sharing the simple joy that comes with having your photo taken.
Written by: Alexia Webster
A journey through the ever-shifting state of motherhood
Bower Bird Blues — Motherhood, of all the stories we possess, is perhaps the most well-known. But for photographer Ying Ang, no corner of culture – no books, films or art – captured the implosion that transformed her world. It demanded a new way of seeing.
Written by: Ying Ang
