Past and present collide in Steve McQueen and Bianca Stigter’s Occupied City, an experimental documentary about Amsterdam under Nazi occupation.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Shop Riot stories — On the ground at the 2019 edition of Vans’ Shop Riot Finals, three skaters tell us how their local shops helped shape them – on and off the board.
Written by: Huck
Tips from an all-female brewery — After learning to brew beer as a hobby, sisters Do and Tessel de Heij honed their skills to launch Gebrouwen door Vrouwen – Amsterdam’s first all-woman brewery. Here’s how they did it.
Written by: Tom Coggins
Weekend warriors — In her latest book, photographer Gioia de Bruijn gets to grips with the hedonism and sexual freedom of underground Amsterdam, Berlin, and London.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Going underground — From gay bars and discos to old-school bruin cafés and red-light district taverns – Marc H. Miller and Bettie Ringma’s portraits capture the hidden soul of the city.
Written by: Miss Rosen
No shits given — Queer nightlife is a vital part of the LGBT community, a chance to escape and find freedom in the night. But at Milkshake festival in Amsterdam it ascends from darkness, taking centre stage in all its glistening glory.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Could we stand to replicate? — In a climate of rehabilitation, community service and electronic tagging, jail cells in the Netherlands are being left completely vacant – leading to mass closures of prisons around the country. Could it be yet another progressive Dutch stance we could stand to replicate?
Written by: Adam White
Transgressions in the dark — Iraqi-Danish photographer Lina Hashim’s provocative Unlawful Meetings series explores secret sexual encounters which overstep Islam's boundaries.
Written by: Alex King
Here and Now - Amsterdam — Change is always going to happen, says Scott Albrecht, so his new show is all about embracing it as it comes.
Written by: Alex King