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Photos celebrating 48 years of hip hop and its pioneers
Culture

Photos celebrating 48 years of hip hop and its pioneers

The Elements — On hip hop’s 48th anniversary, photographer Joe Conzo Jr. has curated a special collection of seldom-seen photographs that embody the culture of the genre and its roots.

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Photos celebrating the eccentricities of London
Culture

Photos celebrating the eccentricities of London

The flâneur — Photographer John Benton-Harris discusses his new book bringing together images which capture the glamour and glory of the capital over three decades.

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Photos capturing the stillness amid the chaos of street life
Culture

Photos capturing the stillness amid the chaos of street life

Moment of calm — Puerto Rican photographer Paola M. Franqui, AKA Monaris, describes her method of using image-making as a way of finding the beauty in mundane everyday life.

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The anthology celebrating 45 years of hip hop and art
Culture

The anthology celebrating 45 years of hip hop and art

Sound of the streets — A newly-released multimedia collection chronicles the growth of hip hop and its surrounding culture from the parks of the Bronx to its becoming a global phenomenon.

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The defiant spirit of the Battle of Lewisham, in photos
Culture

The defiant spirit of the Battle of Lewisham, in photos

Fight against fascism — Photographer Syd Shelton recounts capturing the anti-racist counter-protest in South London which saw the National Front suffer a defeat from which it never recovered.

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A photographer’s heartfelt vision of the American West
Culture

A photographer’s heartfelt vision of the American West

On the road — A special memorial exhibition for Ingeborg Gerdes traces the photographer’s fascination with the American West, which started with a road trip to Nevada in 1982 and became a decade-long project.

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The grit and glamour of New York in the 1970s and ’80s
Culture

The grit and glamour of New York in the 1970s and ’80s

Street life — Scottish photographer Douglas Corrance recounts capturing joyous street scenes in NYC in an era where almost anyone could afford to live, work and play in the city.

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An intimate portrait of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in Berlin
Photography

An intimate portrait of LGBTQ+ asylum seekers in Berlin

Turkish-born photographer Samet Durgun discusses his collection of portraits of queer refugee and asylum seekers seeking to build a better life for themselves in Germany.

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Pure bliss: revisiting the Isle of Wight Festival of August 1969
Culture

Pure bliss: revisiting the Isle of Wight Festival of August 1969

Summer of love — Photographer David Hurn recounts documenting the counterculture music event at the height of the swinging ‘60s, which saw performance from the likes of Bob Dylan, The Who and Joe Cocker.

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A lyrical portrait of Black America in the 20th century
Culture

A lyrical portrait of Black America in the 20th century

Soul of the country — A new exhibition brings together the work of Roland L. Freeman, a documentarian whose photos capture the joyous spectrum of rural and urban Black American life during the 1960s, ’70 and ‘80s.

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