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Why I’m celebrating 10 years since trying to take my own life
Finding hope — On the tenth anniversary of attempting to take his own life, writer Ben Smoke reflects on what he’s learned – and the road ahead.
Written by: Ben Smoke
How Vivian Maier transformed street photography
Little-known during her lifetime, Maier is now recognised as one of the great American photographers of the twentieth century.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The real reasons young straight men aren’t having sex
‘I self sabotage’ — Sex among young men is declining – and the things holding them back from physical intimacy are more complicated than you might think.
Written by: Magdalene Taylor
Weyes Blood wants to help you let go
As she gears up for the release of her new album, the singer talks spirituality, grieving and existential dread.
Written by: Thomas Hobbs
Inside the American town burning since 1962
In the ’80s, photographer Renée Jacobs touched down in Centralia, a small Appalachian mining town approaching its final chapter due to the slow creep of an unstoppable fire, blazing 300 feet below ground.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Too poor to die: the rise of crowdfunded funerals
Grave matters — Dying has always been expensive. But now, amid soaring inflation, more families are having to turn to the kindness of strangers to shoulder the costs.
Written by: Sian Bradley
A portrait of life hidden away along the Thames
The way we flow — Photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews grew up close to the Thames, but knew little about the human traditions that regularly take place along there. This led her to embark on a five-year project documenting the river, where she discovered the diverse rituals that continue to persevere – despite the changing London landscape.
Written by: Daisy Schofield
Chris Killip’s groundbreaking portrait of the North
Whether it was seacoalers in Northumberland or the miners’ strike, the photographer was always fully immersed in the story he sought to capture.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A portrait of resilience in the face of war in Ukraine
Photographer Ira Lapu recalls returning to her home country to document the lives of ordinary Ukrainians amid a brutal conflict.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Egyptian activists are battling the state’s greenwashing
COP27 — While hosting the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference, the Egyptian government are continuing repressive mistreatment of environmental campaigners.
Written by: Jessie Williams