Photography
The self-organised surfers fighting plastic pollution
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — As Parliament debate a tax on single-use plastic, the conversation around plastic pollution is going mainstream. But what exactly are we grappling with? Photographer Liz Seabrook heads to a beach-clean organised by Surfers Against Sewage to get her hands and head around the issue.
Written by: Liz Seabrook
Uncovering the secrets of Korea’s mysterious DMZ
In the zone — At 248 km long, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a vast, high-security buffer zone between the South and North. Photographer Park Jongwoo gets unconditional access.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Getting lost in the forgotten corners of Sarajevo
The Travel Diary — Abandoned parks and mountain treks: photographer Conor Rollins escapes the tourist spots and explores the derelict outskirts of the Bosnian capital.
Written by: Conor Rollins
Visualising the rise of populism with post-truth pictures
Blurred lines — In A Glimmer Of Accountability, London photographer William Lakin has crafted a visual guide to the past two years of politics, entangling real life and manipulated fiction in the vein of both the Brexit and Trump campaigns.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Melancholy shots of Dublin in the ‘90s
In the shadows — After 25 years, Krass Clement’s black and white portraits of the Irish capital are being compiled for a new photo book.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Exploring the strange, banal reality of life as a modern spy
Not quite Bond — In ‘Vault 7’ – named after the eponymous WikiLeads publication – photographer George Selley uncovers the peculiarity of behind-the-scenes life in the CIA, questioning popular culture’s perception of the secret agent.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Remembering the incredible women of America’s last crusade
Portraits of 1968 — In the weeks following Martin Luther King’s death, thousands descended on Washington Mall to ‘confront the power structure.’ Jill Freedman captured it all in her photo series, Resurrection City 1968.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A trek through the mountains of North Korea
The Travel Diary — Writer and photographer Kate Eshelby explores the rural depths of the hermit kingdom, travelling through its jungles, beaches, and giant granite peaks.
Written by: Kate Eshelby
Portraits of life, death and desolation on the Western Cape
Enter Exit — Before his death in 2013, Pierre Crocquet captured thousands of scenes across Africa. In the series Enter Exit, he explores the remote, isolated community of Karatara, illustrating tales of hardship with a warmth and wicked humour.
Written by: Mischa Frankl-Duval
Cristina de Middel is a perfect photographer for the post-truth era
Facts... re-imagined — People thought she was crazy to quit her job at a newspaper to document things that don’t exist. But Spanish photographer Cristina de Middel was on a fantastical mission. Straddling the art world and photojournalism, she explores real stories that are hard to believe - and debunks credible ones that are misleading.
Written by: Cristina de Middel, as told to Andrea Kurland
