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Photos of Houston's famed Fourth Ward in the 1980s

Heart and soul — In 1985, photographer Elbert D. Howze captured the residents of Freedmen’s Town, a community founded in 1866 by people liberated from the shackles of chattel slavery.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

British weddings, captured in their boozy, chaotic glory

Just married — In his work, Ian Weldon exposes the endearing strangeness of weddings – documenting the odd little moments that most others miss.

  • Photography
  • Huck

Coming of age on the British coast

Sun, sex and scraps — During the summer of 1976, Iain McKell picked up the camera for the first time and began documenting his seaside hometown of Weymouth – from punch-ups in the mud, to drunken kisses on the dancefloor.

  • Photography
  • Jacob Charles Wilson

Body language: the films of Bronwen Parker-Rhodes

Intimate docs — Bronwen Parker-Rhodes’ films and photography are loaded with physicality. Drawing from her experience as an erotic dancer, she believes that nothing communicates with more power than our unspoken connections.

  • Film
  • Katie Goh

Upper Mustang, a hidden region on the cusp of change

A journey through Nepal — Upper Mustang is one of the most preserved regions in the world. However, in recent years, the threat of globalisation has been unavoidable.

  • Photography
  • Huck

A photographic tribute to the British seaside

State of the nation — A new photography exhibition – featuring work from Martin Parr, Dafydd Jones and Grace Lau – examines UK beach culture from the 1850s to the 21st century.

  • Photography
  • Zoe Whitfield

Offbeat crowd shots from New York’s biggest gigs

Close encounters — In a new series, photographer Jeff Mermelstein captures the chaos of Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Centre: ‘There’s a Barbra Streisand aesthetic, a Stevie Wonder aesthetic, a Jay-Z aesthetic and a Barry Manilow aesthetic.’

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

An outsider’s perspective on a typical American family

Ribs and rockets — In an evocative new project, photographer Alice Schoolcraft travels from Sweden to Washington state to meet her unknown relatives.

  • Photography
  • Eva Clifford

Life, love and heartbreak in a Congolese community

The beauty of Ubuntu — In her Sony World Photography Award-winning project Ubuntu, Rebecca Fertinel captures the collective spirit of a Congolese community in Belgium.

  • Photography
  • Eva Clifford

A history of she-punks, from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot

Revenge stories — Music journalist Vivien Goldman celebrates the women of the punk movement in a new book: ‘I wanted to bust open that projection that it only happened in a few blocks in the Lower East Side and West London.’

  • Music
  • Miss Rosen

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