America
Blurring fantasy and reality in America's poorest region
Imagined truths — Across Appalachia, photographer Stacy Kranitz is embedding herself into the frame, turning strangers into lovers, subjects into friends, and exploding the myth that photography is objective.
Written by: Stacy Kranitz
American Juggalo 2: Into the heart of America’s most misunderstood subculture
Whoop whoop! — Independent filmmaker Sean Dunne returns to the world of the Juggalos and explains how psychedelics have given him a new way to empathise and connect with his subjects.
Written by: Alex King
The Travel Diary: What remains of America's fading utopias?
What you see along the way — In the 1800s, pioneering thinkers travelled across the United States to set up new, utopian communities, to challenge the status quo. Photographer Marta Giaccone travelled to America to find out what was left of them.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Photographs of America losing its shit
Drunk on Trump — Canadian photographer Sarah Palmer's latest project, Drunk on Trump, captures the hysteria reigning across the United States as the Presidential race comes to a chaotic climax.
Written by: Khadija Ahmed
The greatest struggles and subcultures of the 1960s
Breaking with the old way — Danny Lyon pioneered a new form of photojournalism in the 1960s, getting deep with his subjects and seeing the world through their eyes: in prisons, biker gangs and in the Civil Rights Movement.
Written by: Alex King
What American activism looks like in 2016
United States in revolt — Pete Voelker’s passion for both photography and activism may have started young, but the ignition of social justice movements across the United States in the last few years pulled him into action. Now this New York based photographer is immortalising some of the most important political movements of the 21st century.
Written by: Marianna Manson
The friends who tried to escape their demons on an all American road trip
Hitchhike US — When photographer and publisher Stanislav headed Stateside for a road trip with his best friend, H, it was an adventure that became a hopeless attempt to escape the clutches of her struggle with anorexia. Life on the Road, a DIY photobook that documents their journey, is out now.
Written by: Ella Guthrie
How Bay Area post-punks Creative Adult overcame competing artistic visions
Creative Conflict: The Making of ‘Fear of Life’ — Short documentary explores how Creative Adult’s five members came close to all-out war before completing sophomore album, ‘Fear of Life’.
Written by: Atina Dimitrova
Dan Plunkett gives us a tour of his East Bay Skatedom
Huck x Levi's® — Skate Mental lifer Dan Plunkett offers a view of SF as seen from Richmond, his adopted ’hood in the northeast corner of the Bay. Here, in the latest post from 'Lines Through The City' – a collection of skateboarding and cycling stories produced by Huck in collaboration with Levi's® Skateboarding™ – Dan shares how he and a group of friends have carved out their own nice in East Bay.
Written by: Maxwell Klinger
The female cyclist who rode 2,000 miles across America alone with a broken shoulder
Riding solo in to the heart of America — After crashing on the first day of the solo Trans Am Bike Race across America, cyclist Laura Scott, got a far more profound experience of the country and its people.
Written by: Laura Scott