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Why I do what I do

Subvert the stereotypes. Just do what you love.

Jobs for the boys/girls? — Whether it's making biker cupcakes or heavy metal quilts, some people are determined to find their calling in life – no matter how unlikely it seems.

  • Culture
  • Mike Belleme, Shelley Jones, Shane Herrick

Can coffee help Colombia move beyond decades of civil war?

Beans and bullets — Huck spoke to Colombian Coffee Company founder Eduardo Florez about Colombia, capitalism and coffee’s role in peace talks between the government and guerrilla groups.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Megan White

How to break into publishing, Riot Grrrl style

Amplifying writers that go unheard... — Writer Tiffany Scandal is building a platform for fresh voices via Portland’s King Shot Press, a DIY publisher of radical books and ideas. This is her guide to making yourself heard and packing a stylistic punch.

  • Culture
  • Richard Daniels

How respecting the light helped Mario Algaze understand Latin America

A life without flash — Mario Algaze has shot everything from Mick Jagger to civil unrest in Argentina during the 1970s. And he's never once used flash.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Alex Taylor

Musician Owen Brinley’s battle to overcome tinnitus

A bitter pill — Owen Brinley of Leeds indie/electronica duo Department M thought tinnitus was a nightmare. But then he got hyperacusis and things went from bad to worse.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Owen Brinley

All the knowledge you need to throw DIY gigs

Don’t worry if it all goes wrong — Rob St. John and Bartholomew Owl teamed up to create Don't Make a Scene zine, the indispensable guide to doing DIY shows right.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Alex King

Harper Lee in her own words

On the eve of Scout's anticipated return — As Atticus Finch and Scout return after 60 years in the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird, Huck looks at what makes literary legend Harper Lee tick.

  • Culture
  • Andrea Kurland and D'Arcy Doran

How can young people stand up to excessive police use of stop and search?

Know your rights — Release's Y Stop film helps young people exercise their rights and hold police to account over their controversial stop and search powers.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Alex King

An unflinching look at Northern Ireland’s rebellious youth

Destroying Everything… Seems Like The Only Option — Photographer Ricky Adam documents Northern Ireland's rowdy punk and BMX scenes from the inside.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Megan White

The other face of the Syrian Civil War

A photographer's personal reflections on conflict — Syria is fast becoming a cinematic slideshow of guerrillas, grenades and guns. But conscientious photojournalist JM Lopez is working tirelessly to capture the human face of war. As JM’s work from Syria has been shortlisted in the lifestyle category 2015 Sony World Photography Awards, we share his piece in Huck 41 - The Documentary Photography Special from November 2013.

  • Why I do what I do
  • JM Lopez

Lift-Off Film Festival supports true indie filmmaking

New talent and fresh voices on Merseyside — Nomadic festival Lift-Off travels the globe to support real independent filmmaking. Next stop Liverpool.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Alex King

Meet zinemaker and Hamburger Eyes mastermind Ray Potes

Monochromatic Man — From a dark den in the Mission District, photographer Ray Potes is capturing life in stark black and white.

  • Why I do what I do
  • Em-j Staples

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