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Beach scene with orange-tinted smoky sky. Two children digging in sand in foreground, adults and objects scattered along shoreline in hazy distance.

Surviving one of the world’s deadliest wildfires, in photos

The Fumes of Mars — Katerina Angelopoulou was visiting friends when the tragic 2018 Attica inferno broke out. Her new book tells a collective story, as she and thousands of others have tried to make sense of it since.

  • Activism
  • Miss Rosen
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An inside look at New York City’s best independent record stores

Vinyl NYC — A new book from James T. & Karla L. Murray and Hattie Lindert explores the frontages, interiors and people of shops located across the five boroughs, while archiving their existences.

  • Music
  • Isaac Muk
Man in red shirt and blue cap with raised arm on concrete steps between graffitied walls in narrow urban alleyway.

Capturing the vibrant energy of passinho dancers in Rio’s favelas

Funk is life — The fast-paced dance first emerged in the early 2000s at illegal baile funk parties, but has grown into an international phenomenon in recent years with the help of social media. Photographer Jonangelo Molinari has spent years documenting its moves, characters and culture.

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  • Josh Jones
Person in blue tracksuit sleeping at table with head resting on yellow tablecloth, jigsaw puzzle pieces scattered nearby.

Motoyuki Daifu’s chaotic vision of the Japanese family home

My family is a pubis — Growing up in a cramped, working-class household, the Japanese photographer decided to turn his camera onto his own surroundings. His new monograph explores tensions in the traditional family unit, but also the importance finding one’s place within it.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
Black and white image of woman standing behind counter in shop with shelves of bottles, jars, and products arranged on wall behind her.

Remembering Fietas, Johannesburg’s vibrant neighbourhood ripped by Apartheid

Fragments of Fietas — In the ’70s, South African authorities forcibly removed non-white people from the western suburb, now known as Pageview. Enraged, photographer David Goldblatt documented its erasure.

  • Activism
  • Miss Rosen
Black and white image of two people in dark clothing posing closely together indoors, with a decorative bust visible on the left.
© David Koppel

The abandoned church at the heart of London’s ’80s nightlife

Limelight — Set on Shaftesbury Avenue, the club was a weekend destination for the city’s celebrities and stars, but also folks looking for a good night out. In-house photographer David Koppel’s new book and exhibition revisits its heyday.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
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© Richard Misrach

Eerie, strangely evocative photos of container ships at sea

Cargo — Global cargo ships are the lifeblood of modern globalisation and neoliberalism. Richard Misrach’s new photobook focuses the lens on their presence, hiding in plain sight.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
Woman with surprised expression next to person in red cap, surrounded by crowd at nighttime event.
© Tony Davis / Museum of Youth Culture

World’s first youth culture museum is opening in London

Music, subculture and style — The Museum of Youth Culture will be opening in Camden in December, with 6,500 sq ft of space.

  • Culture
  • Isaac Muk
Black and white grid of six overlapping photographs showing torsos and arms, with text "SILENCING A TALKING T-SHIRT" in upper left corner.

Remembering Clark Henley’s ’80s cult classic The Butch Manual

The New Drag — The playful book is back in print more than 40 years since it was first published. We revisit its gender-subverting fun and lasting influence.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen
Black and white image of two people in bed. Man on left holds head in hand, woman on right lies down. Circular wall decorations above headboard.

JA Mortram’s harsh, bleak portrait of life on the UK’s fringes

Small Town Inertia 2 — Almost two decades since he first began documenting marginalised people in his local town of Dereham in Norfolk, the photographer is set to return with an expansive, personal second volume of his life-long project.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

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