Black and White Photography

Culture

A rare glimpse inside Idaho's Nez Perce tribe

Meeting the people — As the first photographer welcomed by the Nez Perce in 100 years, Hunter Barnes remembers his time living among the elusive tribe in Lapwai from 2004 to 2008.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Culture

An unflinching portrait of 1980s Birmingham

Back to Brummie — In the late 1980s, photographer Richard Davis set forth documenting Birmingham's working-class neighbourhoods and spotlighting injustices that were too often ignored.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Culture

Vintage portraits of Harlem street style

Hustle and bustle — Photographer Martine Barrat remembers New York at the height of the crack and AIDS epidemics and the dignity of communities fighting to survive.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Culture

Tender portraits of Black life in Houston’s Fourth Ward

Past and present — Photographer Earlie Hudnall Jr. has spent more than 40 years documenting the resilient communities which make up Houston's Third and Fourth Ward, a place where former slaves settled after the Civil War.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Culture

Capturing 1980s Belfast at the height of the Troubles

Community power — In 1982, photographer Judah Passow spent two weeks in Belfast documenting Divis Flats, which at the time, was deemed the worst public housing in Europe. What he found was a group of residents whose humanity prevailed amid poverty and strife.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Culture

Gritty images of everyday life on the streets of Tokyo

Unexpected beauty — Photographer Tatsuo Suzuki discusses his compelling portraits of contemporary Tokyo, and finding fascination and tensions in the mundane.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photography

On the road with America’s Black rodeo riders

Cowboys on tour — Photographer Ivan McClellan captures the magic of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo: ‘There’s a party atmosphere that you don’t find at white rodeos.’

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photography

Photography that fought for major social & political change

The world of Dorothea Lange — Photographer Dorothea Lange travelled across the US in the mid-20th century, creating a complex portrait of American life at its most bleak.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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