Biju Belinky

'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

Capturing the world around us from above
Photography

Capturing the world around us from above

Dronescapes — Dronescapes explores the brand new world of drone photographers using distance to offer a new perspective on the world around us.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Raving as resistance in Iran's underground party scene
Film

Raving as resistance in Iran's underground party scene

Desert disco — Putting on parties in the desert thousands of kilometres from Tehranm, Anoosh Raki and Arash Shadram found freedom through music in their ultra-conservative country.

Written by: Biju Belinky

São Paulo on shutdown: The day Brazil stood still
Activism

São Paulo on shutdown: The day Brazil stood still

Greve Geral — Workers all over the country come together to protest against the weakening of labour laws, met with violent repression by the police.

Written by: Biju Belinky

The photographer obsessed with matters of life and death
Photography

The photographer obsessed with matters of life and death

Either Limits or Contradictions — In Either Limits or Contradictions, Nick Meyer uses photography to explore the cycle of existence and the anxiety of dying through a personal lens.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Too hippie to be punk, too punk to be hippie
Music

Too hippie to be punk, too punk to be hippie

Black Lips — Ahead of the Black Lips' first album in three years, the band's Jared Swilley talks the Devil, the gospel of punk and everything in between.

Written by: Biju Belinky

What it's like to be shot...
Culture

What it's like to be shot...

Portraits of strength — Photographer Kathy Shorr travelled across the US meeting survivors of gun violence and hearing their stories. Now she wants their experiences to matter.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Capturing what it means to be young and in London in 2017
Photography

Capturing what it means to be young and in London in 2017

Looking forward — Julian Mährlein is the photographer capturing London's young people on their own terms.

Written by: Biju Belinky

My mother, the punk rocker
Film

My mother, the punk rocker

Poly Styrene — The story of iconic punk and frontwoman Poly Styrene will soon be hitting our screens, brought to life using her own diaries and the voice of her daughter, Celeste Bell.

Written by: Biju Belinky

The DIY photographers taking the gallery world by storm
Photography

The DIY photographers taking the gallery world by storm

Independent Photography Festival — From Melbourne to London, photographers of all abilities are welcome at I.P.F - a festival that doesn't give a damn about where you went to school.

Written by: Biju Belinky

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