Photography
An intimate portrait of ageing, dementia, and devotion
Calling the birds home — After Cheryle St. Onge’s mother was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2018, the photographer became her full time carer and began documenting their changing life. Her new photobook reflects on the time, while preserving the memory and love of their relationship.
Written by: Miss Rosen
In photos: The street food vendors keeping London nourished
Food for the soul — When the clock strikes 12 each day, workers across the spectrum of industries take to one of the city’s thousands of vendors to nourish themselves, and occasionally discover something new. We teamed up with O’Neill to spotlight a few of our local favourites.
Written by: Ella Glossop
Memories of Seattle’s ’90s & ’00s musical underground
MAKiNG iT — In the wake of the grunge explosion, a new scene began to bubble in the Pacific Northwest, as indie, emo and alt-rock blossomed. Bootsy Holler was one of its key documentarians, photographing the likes of Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie and Fleet Foxes on the ascent, and her debut photobook is a nostalgic trip to the past.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Races, revving and revelry: 20 years of US motorcycling in photos
American Motorcycling Culture — Photographer Jack Lueders-Booth has had a lifetime obsession with two wheelers, and the wider culture surrounding them. His new photobook explores his archive between 1980 and 2000, taken at road meets, track races and more.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Don McCullin’s painterly still life photographs
The Stillness of Life — While known predominantly for his war photography and depictions of urban life, the legendary photographer also crafted quieter scenes and captured them with his camera. A new photobook explores his archive.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The rave exploring New York and New Jersey’s hidden crevices
Nocturnal Creatures Society — Founded in the wake of the pandemic, the underground party uses the Tri-state Area’s dense urban forest as a playground for its community. We spoke to photographer Matteo Cassina, who has been documenting it since its early editions.
Written by: Josh Jones
Naima Green’s intimate, imagined self-portrait of motherhood
Instead, I spin fantasies — After losing her Aunt Dot in 2023, the artist invested in a prosthetic pregnancy belly as a means of experimenting with the look and feel of carrying a child. Her new exhibition dives into her photographic explorations.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Sumo’s away day shook London. Could it ever take off?
Hakkeyoi — Touching down at the Royal Albert Hall, the Grand Sumo Tournament marked the second time an official five-day tournament has ever taken place outside of Japan. Ella Glossop investigates whether the sport could ever find mainstream success on British soil.
Written by: Ella Glossop
Defiant, sensuous portraits of the transmasc & non-binary community
t-fags — When perusing photobooks in queer bookshops, El Hardwick and Orion Isaacs realised that none of the people or experiences they found in among the pages represented them. Their new project, which they are crowdfunding to turn into a book, aims to fills that gap.
Written by: Isaac Muk
In photos: Wild weekends on the ’90s London Underground
Mind the gap — Mark McEvoy’s new photobook revisits the three-year period when he spent Friday and Saturday evenings roaming the Tube with his camera. The result is a mix of joy, drunkenness and spots of stillness.
Written by: Miss Rosen
