Photography
The exquisite joy of finding comfort in your skin
New photo book The Book of Skin: Shangri-La explores the relationship between the body and the earth, the part and the whole, in a voluptuous embrace of the spirit made flesh.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Derek Ridgers’ seminal street portraits of 80s London youth
A new book brings together a collection of the photographers never-before-seen photographs of punks, skinheads, New Romantics, goths, ravers, and fetishists at the height of Thatcherite Britain.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The subversive jerseys challenging the toxic sides of football fandom
Football fanatic and fashion designer Hattie Crowther’s ‘Fuck the Fans’ is giving a new face to fandom in response to racist abuse suffered by England players after Euros 2020.
Written by: Isaac Muk
In photos: Three decades of Glastonbury Festival’s people and subcultures
A new photobook explores the unique cultural experience and communal spirit found at the UK’s largest festival.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Surreal scenes from the streets of Tokyo
A new book by photographer Feng Li uses images of strange encounters to explore the historical centre of street photography.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Documenting Gay power and Pride in 1980s America
New photo book ‘Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979–1986’ is an epic story of creativity, community, strength, joy, and resistance on two coasts.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Fragile, intimate portraits of California’s imprisoned youth
New monograph ‘A Poor Imitation of Death’ documents and humanises the stories of seven young Californian inmates, aged between 16 and 20 years old, who were tried as adults despite being juveniles.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Revisiting Casa Susanna, the legendary Trans refuge in pre-Stonewall America
A new book explores the story of the private oasis for self-identified heterosexual men and their wives seeking space to explore gender variance at a time when homosexuality and crossdressing were treated as crimes and mental illnesses.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The photographer tracing the history of New York’s slave trade
Nona Faustine embarked on a journey into the past, traveling across New York City’s five boroughs and Long Island between 2012–2021 to create the new exhibition and monograph ‘White Shoes.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
An unconventional portrait of queer motherhood
In new book, ‘This Train’ photographer Justine Kurland documents her life on the road with her young son amongst brutal histories inscribed in the earth.
Written by: Miss Rosen
