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Documenting the decline of the West Midlands in the 70s
Photography

Documenting the decline of the West Midlands in the 70s

Photographer Janine Wiedel’s chronicles of the labour force in the ‘workshop of the world’ are collected in the new book, Vulcan’s Forge.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Capturing Stillness: How cold water surf photography is therapy
Outdoors

Capturing Stillness: How cold water surf photography is therapy

Robyn Steady is a surfer and photographer whose surf therapy sessions with Wave Project are helping tackle the mental health crisis among young people in Scotland.

Written by: David Lyons

Documenting the marginalised Portuguese community fighting for livable housing
Photography

Documenting the marginalised Portuguese community fighting for livable housing

After a chance covid-era assignment sent him to Lisbon’s Bairro da Jamaica, photographer José Sarmeto Matos spent years documenting the families campaigning towards hospitable homes.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Inside the lurid, laugh-out-loud world of Alex Gamsu Jenkins
Vans

Inside the lurid, laugh-out-loud world of Alex Gamsu Jenkins

Garish, grotesque and riddled with dark humour, the 29-year-old’s illustrations and comics depict the millennial experience with twisted glee. For the Londoner, it’s about reclaiming the anxieties that young people face every single day.

Written by: Niall Flynn

An intimate portrait of Vietnam half a century after the war
Photography

An intimate portrait of Vietnam half a century after the war

Returning to the country that her family had fled, photographer Tracy Dong charts her journey self-discovery, community, and connection in the new book, Tell Me About Saigon.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Thessaloniki International Doc Festival is celebrating LGBTQ+ Cinema
Film

Thessaloniki International Doc Festival is celebrating LGBTQ+ Cinema

A report from the 2024 TIDF sees art, empathy, a bit of violence and a hopeful vision for the future of Greek cinema.

Written by: Christina Newland

Why have a quarter of The Great Escape’s line up pulled out?
Activism

Why have a quarter of The Great Escape’s line up pulled out?

At least 126 acts have withdrawn from the Brighton festival in protest at the inclusion of Barclays as a sponsor because of the bank's alleged links with atrocities in Gaza, Ben Smoke explains.

Written by: Ben Smoke

Decades of documenting US skateboard culture from a woman’s perspective
Photography

Decades of documenting US skateboard culture from a woman’s perspective

In her new book, Fulfill the Dream, photographer Magdalena Wosinska reflects on her journey through skate culture from the 90s to present day.

Written by: Isaac Muk

British Muslims are being demonised for voting
Activism

British Muslims are being demonised for voting

As Muslims exercise their democratic rights alongside millions of other Brits, the rise in Islamophobia has reached an intolerable cacophany writes Dr Shabna Begum.

Written by: Shabna Begum

Meet the women breathing new life into old sports
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Meet the women breathing new life into old sports

In Britain, traditional, institutional sports are changing, spearheaded by a wave of forward-thinking athletes. With fencing, figure skating and even refereeing getting their 21st century makeover, we speak to the women at the forefront of the change.

Written by: Theo McInnes

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