Photography
Story Behind the Still: How it feels to be gay in Russia
Resisting oppression in style — Twenty-seven-year old Ruslan, a ballet dancer at the Academy of Russian Ballet, smokes a cigarette at the Central Station, an LGBT nightclub in St. Petersburg, Russia. He was once married to a woman for five years but, following their divorce, he came out as gay. Mads Nissen reveals how he found his subject and why it became a symbol of self-expression.
Written by: Jack Richardson
Discovering Ramadan celebrations in the ancient Ethiopian city of Harar
Islam’s Holy Month in the Horn of Africa — Egyptian photojournalist Jonathan Rashad shares his experience of Ramadan in Harar, one of Islam’s holiest cities.
Written by: Alex King
Top of the shots: Mustafah Abdulaziz shares his favourite photo books
Moments that demand attention — To coincide with Huck 55 – The Freaked Out Issue, the acclaimed photographer behind our cover story selects the work that means the most to him.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The upstart photographers breaking down barriers
A different kind of storyelling — Three young South Africans hit the road together in a bid to understand the land that binds them.
Written by: Twenty Journey
How pinhole photography can capture stories of humanity
Finding real truth in imagery — For over five years, Fabio Bucciarelli has been documenting the solidarity and spirit of those fleeing the Middle East and North Africa. The Dream is the culmination of those years: a photographic journey through the human condition.
Written by: Jack Richardson
The Travel Diary: Capturing Cuba through the lens of the street
What you see along the way — The world is watching Cuba right now, with Obama’s historic visit, an opening up for trade, and human rights abuses galore - the island is in a state of flux. Photographer Adrian Morris found himself in Havana during a critical era in Cuba's history, and took to the streets to take a look through a different lens.
Written by: Lars Hamer
The Firestarters: meet the photographers who captured punk
Style that still burns brightly — As Punk London’s year-long celebration takes over the Photographers’ Gallery with an exhibition of punk portraits, photographers Derek Ridger and Anita Corbin share the stories behind their iconic images.
Written by: Jack Richardson
The photographer staring death in the face
Salad days of a fleeting youth — Ever looked at a photograph and thought you've seen it before? Ben Gore’s candid new book Goodbye, Blue Monday, is like flicking through the pages a surreal old family photo album you found in the loft.
Written by: Saoirse O'Leary
The insider capturing the unseen and ignored stories of refugees
#WorldRefugeeDay — Afghan photographer Mujtaba Jalali has been documenting the journey of refugees as they make their way across foreign lands and hostile borders. But he’s no outsider. The journey is his own.
Written by: Mujtaba Jalali
Skateboarding through China’s Wild West
Bandits, badlands and Beijing's iron grip — Xinjiang is China’s most western frontier, portrayed as a badlands and hotbed for religious extremism by state-controlled media. But for photographer Terry Xie, it’s simply a place to skate with like-minded friends.
Written by: D'Arcy Doran
