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The real life mermaids of Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs

Old Florida — A relic of pre-Disney tourism in the state, the show – which sees women perform athletic underwater tricks in a natural spring – has been running since 1947. Jack Burke attends, while reflecting on the fragility and fantasy of old America.

  • Culture
  • Jack Burke

Dreamlike scenes from Florida’s Strawberry Festival

Anthony Blasko describes capturing the annual event during the golden hour and the timelessness of gathering at the fair.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

$NOT is the defiant Florida rapper making his own rules

‘I like calling the shots‘ — After releasing two albums last year, the 23-year-old artist is already a cult favourite among underground rap fans. Now, he’s ready to take his genre-blurring sound and transgressive lyrics to the next level.

  • Music
  • Thomas Hobbs

Mitch Epstein on capturing the real America for 50 years

’There’s a kind of madness’ — Since the age of 16, photographer Mitch Epstein has been documenting the complexities and contradictions of the United States.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Florida’s hardcore punk scene, captured in its wild glory

Some loud thunder — For the past three years, photographer Stefano Lemon has been documenting South Florida’s hardcore scene – an underdog movement that refuses to die.

  • Magazine
  • Niall Flynn

Huck: The Utopia Issue

Out now! — Our new issue’s about bolder, brighter worlds – built by people sick of the status quo.

  • Culture
  • Huck

Documenting the dark side of ’80s Florida

A peculiar paradise — Photographer Nathan Benn paints a complex and surreal picture of his native state in the newly resurfaced project, A Peculiar Paradise.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Surreal, sun-soaked scenes from the Florida coast

American colour — From the ’90s to the ’00s, Magnum photographer Constantine Manos travelled across the sunshine state; capturing the life, love and style of its local residents.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

In Pictures: Cracker politics in the Deep South

A legacy of white supremacy — Artist and photographer Michael Adno looks at our role in the construction of history and identity in Florida.

  • Photography
  • Alex King

More shark attacks in the world last year than ever before – what can you do?

The truth about shark attacks — Shark attacks grabbed headlines in 2015 but many of the interactions weren't quite what they seemed. Educate yourself on the ocean predator and increase your chances of safety.

  • Film
  • Shelley Jones

Video: The man who speaks with sharks

Finlandia x Huck — No animal quite captures our imagination like sharks. In Journey From the Source: Episode III we visit Jupiter, Florida, to meet a shark diver who swims, cage-free, with the ocean's top predator every day. His advice? Never turn your back on a shark.

  • Film
  • Shelley Jones

In Pictures: The teen rodeo riders of the deep south

Coral Brown: Rodeo — Florida's rodeo kings are young men determined to keep old traditions alive in the US. New photo story from Coral Brown.

  • Photography
  • Shelley Jones

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