Working Class

Capturing the forgotten communities of east London
Photography

Capturing the forgotten communities of east London

‘Hell is right here’ — Oliver Cargill heads to Hackney, Bethnal Green and Brick Lane for his new photo series, turning his lens on the locals who have been left behind.

Written by: HUCK HQ

'Great photographers need determination not talent'
Photography

'Great photographers need determination not talent'

Advice from Chris Killip — Photographer Chris Killip captured the North of England's deindustrialisation in a way no one else did. Now, almost three decades later, he looks back at what it takes to create images that truly record a place and time.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Forever Changes: Teenage life in Britain’s old mining towns
Culture

Forever Changes: Teenage life in Britain’s old mining towns

All Dressed Up — Photographer Karen Robinson spent over a year hanging out with the young women of East Durham, illuminating the hopes and dreams of people failed by society. What she captured were candid moments of humour, innocence and working-class resilience.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Ghosts of a lost East London: The last match day at West Ham’s Boleyn Ground
Photography

Ghosts of a lost East London: The last match day at West Ham’s Boleyn Ground

The final whistle blows — Writer and photographer Michael Fordham was practically raised on the West Ham terraces. His zine ‘Over There’ mourns the death of its century-old ground and the working class football culture it nurtured - before gentrification won out and the club moved to its new home at Stratford’s Olympic Park.

Written by: Michael Fordham

The alternative parties keeping old working class venues alive
Culture

The alternative parties keeping old working class venues alive

Partying to survive — London’s declining traditional venues are surviving by providing a home for threatened alternative nightlife, from live music to LGBTQ parties.

Written by: Alex King

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