Culture
Photos exploring the cost of the American dream
Welcome to Santa Barbara — When photographer Diana Markosian was younger, her mother whisked her away from Moscow to America to start a new life. In a new book, Markosian pieces together those memories.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The young hackers transforming rural China
Blockchain Chicken Farm — In their new book, author and technologist Xiaowei Wang meets the residents of a place often left out of Silicon Valley narratives who are building their own high-tech future.
Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon
How hate-symbol Pepe the Frog took trolling mainstream
Feels Good Man — The directors of a new documentary about Pepe the Frog speak to Huck about how the cartoon was co-opted by the far right, and what it tells us about the state of America.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
A trucker's photographic ode to America
Ryan Shorosky in conversation — Photographer and truck-driver Ryan Shorosky has driven all over the US, along the way capturing remarkable landscapes and experiencing first-hand the country's deep divisions.
Written by: Alice Austin
Coming of age in 70s rural Scotland
Passing Place — In a new book, photographer Sandy Carson captures landscapes and intimate scenes of daily life, combined with archive photos, in a moving visual ode to his mother.
Written by: Miss Rosen
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
The intimate stories behind Terry O’Neill’s iconic portraits
From Bardot to Bowie — O'Neill, who died almost a year ago, was one of the first photographers given access to unsupervised celebrity culture and his natural charm brought out the best his subjects.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Benny the Butcher: "I will always find a way to win"
Defying the odds — Following the release of his new record Burden of Proof, rapper Benny the Butcher talks to Huck about his turbulent upbringing dealing drugs on Montana Avenue, to his ascension to legend status.
Written by: Thomas Hobbs
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
How photography shaped US protests over half a century
Picturing resistance — From the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter, a new book considers the crucial role of photography as a weapon in the fight for freedom and justice.
Written by: Miss Rosen