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Portraits capturing the wild style of downtown New York
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Portraits capturing the wild style of downtown New York

Strike a pose — Photographer Janette Beckman remembers travelling to NY to capture the city’s burgeoning hip hop scene and the fashion trailblazers who’d frequent her studio.

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Shooting hoops: a visual celebration of basketball
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Shooting hoops: a visual celebration of basketball

Common practice — A new book brings together the works of 250 artists, among them Richard Avedon, Salvador Dalí, Keith Haring and Andy Warhol, to offer an inclusive view of the sport from the modern lens.

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Photos of NYC capturing the city's frenetic energy
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Photos of NYC capturing the city's frenetic energy

Spirit of the city — Over a period of four months in 1980, photographer Lionel Derimais created a collection of gritty black and white street shots which show the city in its full pre-gentrification glory.

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Evocative photos of San Francisco’s vibrant streets
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Evocative photos of San Francisco’s vibrant streets

Shadow play — Photographer Yoshi Yubai discusses his new book, a collection of almost 200 gritty black and white street photographs that capture the spectrum of life in the Californian city.

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Revisiting the early years of New York’s punk explosion
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Revisiting the early years of New York’s punk explosion

Rebels & Dandys — Photographer Gary Green recalls documenting a pivotal moment in music history, when the likes of the New York Dolls, Blondie, and The Ramones dominated the city’s underground scene.

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Documenting the unsung heroes of the Civil Right’s Era
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Documenting the unsung heroes of the Civil Right’s Era

Eyes on the Prize — A 1987 film recently made available to stream chronicles the fight to end decades of discrimination from the point of view of the ordinary people whose actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life.

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The searing portraiture of Donald Graham
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The searing portraiture of Donald Graham

One of a Kind — The photographer reflects on his three-decade-long career spent collaborating with his subjects – from ordinary people to the likes of Snoop Dogg and Lenny Kravitz – to capture their inner worlds. 

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Photos showing a different side to skinhead culture today
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Photos showing a different side to skinhead culture today

Boots and braces — Photographer Owen Harvey discusses his project spotlighting young anti-fascist skinheads, who are countering the dominant narrative around a widely misunderstood subculture.

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The hard won secrets of street photography
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The hard won secrets of street photography

‘Shoot first, think later‘ — Photographer Matt Stuart discusses his purist and uniquely playful approach to image-making as a guide for anyone interested in documenting their world.

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Intimate photos of family life in ‘80s Massachusetts
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Intimate photos of family life in ‘80s Massachusetts

At home — Photographer Susan Kandel remembers capturing two different families as they celebrated milestones or simply went about their lives, offering a surreal glimpse into the households of strangers.

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