Alex King

Unruly portraits of punks at Blackpool’s Rebellion Festival 2023
Punk

Unruly portraits of punks at Blackpool’s Rebellion Festival 2023

Photographer Spencer Murphy explores punk’s enduring role in British culture and why we need its rebellious ethos more than ever right now.

Written by: Alex King

The Iranian motorbike champion fighting gender discrimination
Huck 79

The Iranian motorbike champion fighting gender discrimination

Behnaz Shafiei is racing, not just for the chequered flag, but to overturn misogyny worldwide.

Written by: Alex King

In photos: Queer style and self expression at Body Movements festival
Photography

In photos: Queer style and self expression at Body Movements festival

Exclusive images of joyous celebration of London’s queer community, captured by photographers Zenhofer and Courteney Frisby.

Written by: Alex King

The Black seaweed farmer growing a new life on the Scottish Isles
Outsiders Project

The Black seaweed farmer growing a new life on the Scottish Isles

Farming is the least diverse occupation in the UK. But permaculturalist Alexander Thompson-Byer is determined to show that everyone can make a living from the land.

Written by: Alex King

Documenting the effects of war on life along the Polish-Ukrainian border
Photography

Documenting the effects of war on life along the Polish-Ukrainian border

Photographer Tommy Sussex captures the anxieties and fragile sense of peace for local people along Poland’s border with Ukraine and Belarus.

Written by: Alex King

The queer fighters on the frontlines in Ukraine
Huck Docs

The queer fighters on the frontlines in Ukraine

A new film by Huck reveals the experiences of queer Ukrainians forced to defend their country and the LGBTQ+ community after Russia’s full-scale invasion.

Written by: Alex King

How sex workers are fighting back against online deplatforming
Activism

How sex workers are fighting back against online deplatforming

The #StopDeletingUs campaign is resisting a mass wave of deletions of sex positive accounts and arguing for fairer moderation of sexual content online.

Written by: Alex King

Meet the queer fighters Of Ukraine
Huck Docs

Meet the queer fighters Of Ukraine

Watch a sneak peak of Huck Docs’ forthcoming film on the LGBTQ+ Ukrainians fighting for community and their country amid Russia’s full-scale war.

Written by: Alex King

Sam Lee performs an experimental symphony of beats and birdsong
Odes to Nature with On the Edge

Sam Lee performs an experimental symphony of beats and birdsong

Folk musician Sam Lee creates a unique outdoor performance using found natural sounds in Odes to Nature, a new Huck film series in collaboration with On the Edge.

Written by: Alex King

Poet Amani Saeed meditates on overcoming her fear of the outdoors
Odes to Nature with On the Edge

Poet Amani Saeed meditates on overcoming her fear of the outdoors

Using found natural sounds in an intimate outdoor performance, poet Amani Saeed seeks reconnection with the Earth in Odes to Nature, a new Huck film series in collaboration with On the Edge.

Written by: Alex King

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