Photography
Vibrant photos of Glasgow street life in the '70s and '80s
Photographer Peter Degnan captures housing estates, flea markets and local characters during a transformative chapter of Scottish history.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Portraying three generations of poverty in England
In 1992, photographer Craig Easton was dispatched to Blackpool to meet the ordinary people demonised by Conservative Party policies and rhetoric. There he got to know the Williams family, whose lives he would document over the next 14 years.
Written by: Isaac Muk
A love letter to North London’s Latin village
Photographer Silvana Trevale and stylist Daniela Benaim capture the heart and soul of Seven Sisters indoor market, which stood for years as a bustling hub and vital resource for the area’s Latinx community – until property developers swept in.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Photos of life after China's devastating one-child policy
In 'The Land of Promises', photographer Youqine Lefèvre explores the aftermath of China's population control policy through the lens of her own adoption.
Written by: Matthew Burgos
Joyful photos of London youth culture in the 50s and 60s
Roger Mayne's seminal body of photography captures London's working class communities in a transformative period after the war and before modernisation reshaped neighbourhoods.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The passion of West Virginia's last snake-handling church
Photographer Robert LeBlanc journeys to a small town in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, where parishioners of The House of the Lord Jesus are fighting against the odds to keep a centuries-old ritual alive.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Inside the UK’s only licensed bare knuckle fight club
Bradford-based photographer John Bolloten captures the brutal world of bare knuckle pit fighting in the north of England.
Written by: Isaac Muk
The soul singer who was rediscovered behind bars
When the artist was handed a 31-year sentence, his music was almost forgotten – that was until the likes of Frank Ocean and Kanye West started sampling his tracks. Now that he’s free, he says he’s still fighting to be heard.
Written by: Thomas Hobbs
Chronicling radical shifts across the UK in the 70s & 80s
A new exhibitions brings together the work of photographers who documented the deep unrest of these pivotal decades.
Written by: Miss Rosen
How Nan Goldin took on the Sacklers and changed history
Filmmaker Laura Poitras discusses her new documentary which traces the remarkable life of the artist-activist and the impact of her battle against the US opioid crisis.
Written by: Shelley Jones
