Documentary Photography
The photographer documenting exclusive UK music subcultures since the 90s
Part of a scene — A natural affinity for music and clobber gave northern soul boy Ewen Spencer access to the most exclusive of British subcultures.
Written by: Ewen Spencer
From Hacienda to Palestine, an insight into photographer Nick Waplington's world
Looking back through the lens — Photography has taken Nick Waplington into different worlds, from raves and runway fashion to working-class estates. But if there’s one thing that connects it all, it’s the optimism of youth.
Written by: Mike Fordham
Cebe Loomis takes an analogue adventure across Cuba
My Life In Analogue — In Cebe’s hands, the photograph becomes a way to learn how people live in societies around the world and reveal how their socioeconomic context is reflected through their lives. Here Cebe goes on an analogue adventure across Cuba.
Written by: Alex King
In Pictures: The people who live in storm drains underneath Las Vegas
Into the Darkness — There is a world beneath Las Vegas, forged from tunnels and underground lairs, that speaks of America’s tattered dream.
Written by: Adam Patterson and Greg Funnell
In Pictures: The lives of refugee children who crossed the Mediterranean alone
Teenage limbo in Sicily — Inside an old school building in Augusta, Sicily hundreds of unaccompanied minors see out their adolescence in limbo, waiting… for who knows how long. Photographer Claudio Majorana documented their stories.
Written by: Claudio Majorana / Alex King
In Pictures: Summer nights bathed in water and moonlight, where anything could happen
Last Days of Youth — Brooklyn's Bryan Derballa is using his eye as a photojournalist to document precious moments before they pass.
Written by: Bryan Derballa
Photographer Martin Parr shares advice on how to succeed as a young artist
The Power of Persistence — British photographer Martin Parr has been capturing satirical slices of day-to-day life for over 40 years. Here he explains why hard work and failure are the keys to success in the art world.
Written by: Shelley Jones
In Pictures: Another perspective on America’s misunderstood, poorest region
Looking at Appalachia — Appalachia is synonymous with poverty in the United States, a wasteland of dirty kids in barren shacks if you believe the news. But one photographer is exposing the bigger picture, one crowd-sourced image at a time.
Written by: Roger May
In Pictures: Bikers, punks and goths in Tbilisi
Counterculture in the Caucasus — Photographer Onnik Krikorian's new series on the Georgian underground.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon
David Bowie’s forgotten art book publishing company
Behold 21 Publishing — Huck looks back at Bowie's publishing house, the biography of a fake person he helped publish, and his efforts to beat the pretension out of modern art.
Written by: Joshua Gabert-Doyon