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Intimate shots of life in ’80s Massachusetts

A family affair — Photographer Judith Black spent years capturing her experience as a single parent, celebrating everyday moments that otherwise go unnoticed.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Capturing the underworld of 1940s New York

Weegee’s adventures — Photographer Weegee would spend his nights roaming the city, documenting its secrets, subcultures and forgotten inhabitants.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Surreal shots of sex, death and mysticism in Mexico

Enter the cucaracha — In his latest project, La Cucaracha, photographer Pieter Hugo attempts to unravel the country’s most compelling mysteries.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

A celebration of black womanhood in South Africa

Collective memories — Following the death of her mother, Lebohang Kganye embarked on a photography project which saw her recreating archive snapshots from old family albums – exploring grief, history and family dynamics in the process.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

What are the secrets behind great portrait photography?

Your mirror — This year, the ICP is diving into its 300-year-old archive to exhibit the best portraits ever taken.

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  • Jonathan Turton

Intimate portraits that capture London at its most diverse

Rep ur culture — In a landscape lacking diversity, filmmaker and photographer Nadira Amrani is kickstarting her own movement: one that rejects outdated forms of representation and pushes for more opportunities among people of colour.

  • Magazine
  • Nadira Amrani

Five decades of cultural icons, captured seamlessly

Right time & place — From documenting youth subcultures to profiling superstars, Derek Ridgers has always been the best kind of witness.

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  • Cian Traynor

Tender shots of young, US men on the cusp of adulthood

Almost there — Photographer Amit Elkayam explores the universal fragility of boyhood, capturing young adolescents as they grapple with the early expectations of masculinity.

  • Photography
  • HUCK HQ

What is life really like for Ukraine’s LGBTQ population?

Common People — In Common People, Kiev-based artist and photographer Anton Shebetko explores the fear that dictates the lives of LGBT Ukrainians with a series of manipulated, impersonal portraits.

  • Photography
  • Niall Flynn

Voyeuristic portraits of Tokyo’s hidden faces

Shibuya Unmasked — Standing on the corner of the Shibuya Crossing, photographer Oleg Tolstoy was met with a familiar sight: floods of people in white, near-identical surgical masks. Intrigued by the visual uniformity among the frantic crowds, he decided to document the city’s concealed faces.

  • Photography
  • Niall Flynn

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