Archive
Photos celebrating 48 years of hip hop and its pioneers
The Elements — On hip hop’s 48th anniversary, photographer Joe Conzo Jr. has curated a special collection of seldom-seen photographs that embody the culture of the genre and its roots.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The digital archive celebrating Black Britain beyond London
Bumpkin files — The experience of Black Britons living outside of the capital is all too often overlooked, but an Instagram account documenting diaspora communities living across the UK is looking to change this.
Written by: Vuyokazi Mtukela
VCR visionary: The woman who taped 33 years of TV news
The Marion Stokes Project — Director Matt Wolf speaks to Huck about his documentary on the elusive Marion Stokes, a Communist radical who recorded 70,000 tapes worth of TV news as a form of activism.
Written by: Daisy Schofield
Celebrating the enduring legacy of ’90s rave culture
Never turn down — Partying for free and getting smashed in a field was a rite of passage in 1990s Britain. Then the police came in and tried to spoil the fun – but people are still raving. Even Facebook can’t commodify this wayward social network.
Written by: Scott Oliver
In Pictures: Old school Mexican crime photographs from the archive of Stefan Ruiz
Why the history of photography matters when we look at pictures of criminals — Huck interviews Stefan Ruiz, the photographer behind a new book on Mexican crime photography, to talk about El Chapo, the celebrity cult, fashion, and fantasy.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
How many Vivian Maiers are there walking among us?
Charlie Siskel and Cezar Popescu in conversation — Charlie Siskel, director of Finding Vivian Maier talks undiscovered genius, lost art and the people behind the images with Cezar Popescu, who is racing to save Costică Acsinte’s hauntingly beautiful Romanian photo archive.
Written by: Alex King