Photography
John Loengard on sixty years shooting the most famous faces of our time
Moment by Moment — John Loengard, renowned black and white photographer, has captured some of the most recognisable faces of his generation. Now he releases Moment by Moment – a project comprising some of his most iconic images from over 50 years behind the camera.
Written by: Noora Ismail
Bringing street photography to life by creating fiction from photos
Blending fact and fiction — Writer and director Stephen Leslie is blurring the lines between the real world and make-believe with his new photography and short story book, SPARKS.
Written by: Millie Morris
The ugly, the beautiful and the mysterious in London’s Lea Valley
An urban wilderness — Since 2004, photographers Polly Braden and David Campany have been capturing the characters and contradictions that they discovered daily in Lea Valley, East London, watching the area transform as London's 2012 Olympics descended on the area.
Written by: Millie Morris
The insurgency of Californian youth captured on film
Get schooled right — Behind the scenes at SST Records, producer and sound engineer Spot helped some of punk’s most iconic records spring to life. He’s worked with the likes of Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Minutemen, Descendents, Misfits and Minor Threat. But it was an encounter with an unknown musician in the ’70s that ended up leaving the biggest mark. His new photobook, Sounds of Two Eyes Opening, captures the insurgency of his Californian youth – and the surfers, skateboarders and frontiersman punks who shaped his unique lens on life.
Written by: Spot
The photographer tracing the roots of Brexit Britain
Life on the margins — Over the course of a decade, CJ Clarke has been exploring what it means to be white, middle-class and English by documenting life in the remarkably unremarkable town of Basildon.
Written by: CJ Clarke
Cuba’s first skate team are ready to take on the world
Have board, will travel — As Cuba’s emerging skateboarding scene opens up to the world, Toda Fuerza is the first brand with ambitions to sponsor artists, skaters and compete internationally.
Written by: Alex King
The photographers rebuilding community in the digital age
Living in the real world — As the deadline approaches for Photo-Forum’s end of year exhibition, we chat to the photographers striving to create IRL events in an increasingly electronic world.
Written by: Millie Morris
Celebrating the strength and diversity of faces from around the globe
Embracing difference — Exploring themes of identity and diversity, the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize announces the winning portrait of 2016.
Written by: Millie Morris
The subculture archive preserving the history of British youth
Rebels, riots and revolutionaries — Youth Club are working to building a record of teen style and social history, so that our impact on the nation - and on the world - can’t be ignored.
Written by: Noora Ismail
Martin Parr on the timeless power of photobooks
Seeing the bigger picture — To mark the launch of Magnum Photobook – a 'greatest hits' of visual storytellers – photographer Martin Parr underlines the form's importance in a world of instant images.
Written by: Noora Ismail
