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The coalition battling Georgia’s calamitous ‘heartbeat bill’
Our bodies, our choice — ‘Abortion bans are racist and unjust, and the burden falls hardest on women of colour, rural communities, and low-income people. Our bodies and lives are not political pawns.’
Written by: April Clare Welsh
The British sex workers fighting censorship
Red light revolution — The British sex trade remains an off-radar taboo, relegated to a legal grey area. But with looming legislation threatening to put workers in danger, sex activists are fighting to be better understood.
Written by: Lydia Morrish
How New Orleans' skate scene became a home for outsiders
Life in the margins — In the heart of Louisiana, a crew of skaters – bold, brash and free-spirited – are on a journey of self-discovery in a city that never sits still.
Written by: Adam Karlin
A photographer's psychedelic trove of countercultural magic
The Family Acid — After a stint in the Vietnam War, Roger Steffens dedicated himself to a free-spirited, drug-fuelled life on the fringes of society. Luckily for us, he photographed the whole thing.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Boots Riley is Hollywood’s new disruptor in chief
Truth to power — With his debut feature Sorry To Bother You, the rapper turned filmmaker is responsible for 2018’s most brazenly original slice of cinema: a seething take on class, race and identity in Corporate America. The good news is that he’s only just getting started.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Being a photographer in an age of unrest
The bigger picture — From the US to Latin America, Natalie Keyssar’s photography uncovers the impact of social and political structures on everyday lives – capturing the violence of inequality and the messiness of uncertainty.
Written by: Natalie Keyssar
What it's like to stay with strangers around the world
As it may be... — After taking her camera across Russia, the US and Egypt, Bieke Depoorter has been asking constant questions of herself – navigating what it means to be a photographer with the most intimate access imaginable.
Written by: Bieke Depoorter
Coming of age in America’s heartlands
A photographer’s journey — Calla Kessler has grown up with a firm belief in photography’s ability to connect people. But as a recent graduate uprooted from small-town Nebraska to Washington DC, she’s learned that sometimes pursuing truth means standing up and speaking out.
Written by: Calla Kessler
Inside the most intimate spaces in America
Private parts — Lois Bielefeld has spent years documenting people’s domestic rituals, gathering insight into a diverse range of lives while learning to better navigate her own journey.
Written by: Lois Bielefeld
This is what the real Wild West looks like
Way out beyond — Photographer Jane Hilton has spent her career seeking out the most fascinating people she can find. It’s a quest that’s led her to the old wild west, where the lives of mavericks – from working girls to bull riders – are never quite what they seem.
Written by: Jane Hilton, as told to Cian Traynor
