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The Iranian motorbike champion fighting gender discrimination

Behnaz Shafiei is racing, not just for the chequered flag, but to overturn misogyny worldwide.

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  • Alex King

Could this be the world’s most luxurious surfing event?

Jamie Brisick explores the gaps between professional surfing and its counter-cultural roots at the invitation-only Maldives Surfing Champion Trophy 2023.

  • Outdoors
  • Jamie Brisick

Vibrant photos of L.A.’s contemporary lowrider culture

A year on from California repealing its decades-old ban on lowrider cruising, Owen Harvey captures the sense of self-expression and community at the heart of the scene.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Bros and broken bones: 25 years of London’s skate scene in photos

The debut photobook from James Edson compiles decades of memories, travel and friendship with his fellow skaters in Palace Wayward Boys Choir.

  • Skate
  • Isaac Muk

The Black seaweed farmer growing a new life on the Scottish Isles

Farming is the least diverse occupation in the UK. But permaculturalist Alexander Thompson-Byer is determined to show that everyone can make a living from the land.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Alex King

The queer climber championing diversity and dialogue in the mountains

A new film from Berghaus explores climber and photographer Hamish Frost’s experiences as a queer person in the outdoors.

  • Outsiders Project
  • Isabelle Gray

The impact of tourism on Italy's mountains

A new film by Italian snowboarder and ecologist Luca Albrisi explores empty ski resorts and the impact tourism has on the mountains.

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  • Sam Haddad

The resurgence of film photography in women's football

Driven partly by nostalgia and partly by resistance to digital immediacy, young photographers have turned to a traditional medium to capture the sport’s recent rise.

  • Football
  • Hana Basir

In photos: Ghost houses and wild boar hunting in back-to-the land Japan

Young Japanese people are turning their backs on urban life to rediscover traditional skills and breathe new energy into declining rural communities.

  • Outdoors
  • Manami Okazaki

Chuck Treece is kicking down doors, so others can roll through

Chuck Treece applies a punk rock mentality to everything he does, from his illustrious career as a pioneering, Black pro-skater, to playing with hardcore pioneers Bad Brain and forming his own skate rock group, McRad.

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  • Tracy Kawalik

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