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Skateboarding through China’s Wild West

Bandits, badlands and Beijing's iron grip — Xinjiang is China’s most western frontier, portrayed as a badlands and hotbed for religious extremism by state-controlled media. But for photographer Terry Xie, it’s simply a place to skate with like-minded friends.

Written by: D'Arcy Doran

Music

Behind the scenes on a DIY punk tour around the globe

A photo diary — Denmark's DIY trailblazers Yung share their tour adventures, shot by frontman and creative powerhouse Mikkel Holm Silkjær.

Written by: Alex King

Photography

The Travel Diary: The Mongolian nomads wrestling with horses and the future

What you see along the way — Mongolia is in the midst of mass urbanisation, putting traditional culture and rituals under threat. Photographer Dimitri Staszewski is based in the country, and was invited to capture an old farming practice still going strong.

Written by: Dimitri Staszewski

Photography

The Travel Diary: Blood, sweat and tears inside a Japanese Sumo stable

What you see along the way — The life of a Sumo wrestler is gruelling and arduous, the tradition-steeped sport requires total dedication. When in Tokyo, photographers Pearce Leal and Woody Gooch took a look inside a stable where they live, eat, train and sleep.

Written by: Pearce Leal // Woody Gooch

Photography

Vanishing relics from America’s golden age

Abandoned by the roadside — Photographer Ryann Ford discovered the lost world of rest stops while road-tripping along historic Route 66. So she set out to document them across the country before they disappear.

Written by: Alex King

Skate

SkateYou: The app connecting skaters across the globe

Social media by and for skaters — SkateYou founder Jerry Tsagamilis explains how the app helps skaters share spots, tricks, win prizes and build community.

Written by: Alex King

Activism

The Travel Diary: Radical Exarcheia shows Athens there's another way

What you see along the way — Greece remains deep in a political and economic crisis, but Exarcheia - a small radical district in the heart of Athens - continues to remind us all there's a better way of doing things.

Written by: Chris McClean

Photography

In Pictures: The world’s most well-travelled adventure campers

Taking vanlife to the next level — Meet the modern-day explorers leaving the daily grind behind to experience the planet on four wheels.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Activism

The Travel Diary: Chucking in life as a teacher in search of a different education

What you see along the way — Sometimes in life it can feel like you're drowning - work, bills, relationships can just get too much. Photographer Tom Bing and partner Sally McGee packed in their lives as teachers in northern England to explore South America, the continent of extremes, feeling it was time to sink or swim.

Written by: Tom Bing // Sally McGee

Reportage

The Travel Diary: Documenting daily life in North Korea

The people of the regime — Documentary photographer Gianluca Pardelli heads to North Korea to capture the human faces of this mysterious and repressive regime.

Written by: Gianluca Pardelli

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