Photography
Photos capturing the birth of Washington DC’s punk scene
In the ‘80s and early ‘90s, photographer Jim Saah was a regular at DC’s riotous punk gigs. A new book featuring hundreds of bands brings together his images from that vibrant period.
Written by: Huw Baines
Portraits celebrating queer love and connection
Look at me like you love me — Photographer Jess T. Dugan’s new book offers an intimate exploration of identity, relations, and desire across gender and sexuality.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Portraits of revellers at the birth of Northern rave culture
Party on — British photographer Steve Lazarides’s new book, Rave Captured, is a snapshot of defiant fun after a time of economic turmoil.
Written by: Ella Glover
Snapshots of London’s streets during Thatcher’s Britain
Pounding pavements — Photographer Sunil Gupta recalls taking to the streets of the capital in search of gay life and encountering an eclectic mix of characters.
Written by: Charlotte Rawlings
The communities living in the shadow of the coal industry
Sobering reality — Dan Wilton has travelled across nine European countries capturing the scars on the environment and the consequences for those who live near mines and coal power plants.
Written by: Bea Tridimas
The devastation in Kyiv after Russia’s attacks on civilians
‘Nowhere is safe’ — Putin’s indiscriminate attacks have seen the bombardment of Ukrainian cities and residential buildings. Many are now living in fear that the offensive will only intensify.
Written by: Seth Berry
Protestors set off rape alarms at a London police station
Sisters united — To mark a year since the murder of Sarah Everard, grassroots group Sisters Uncut organised a protest for the public to ‘withdraw their consent from British policing’.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Photos from the sex worker strike in London on IWD
‘Whorephobia kills’ — To mark International Women’s Day, hundreds came to together for a joint women’s and sex worker strike in central London.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Intimate scenes of everyday life in Britain in the ‘70
Last of the Brits — Photographer Diane Bush recounts finding her feet as a photographer after travelling from the US to the UK, and using the medium to create a better world.
Written by: Diane Bush
The photographer celebrating London’s council houses
Out from the shadows — From Brutalist blocks to Modernist towers, Jack Young’s new book featuring portraits of 68 of the capital’s most revered council house schemes recasts these buildings in a new light.
Written by: Alex Norris
