Documentary Photography
Our favourite photography stories of 2020
Picks of the bunch — In a challenging year, visual storytellers are still finding exciting ways to document – be it through innovative new projects, or old archive series now seeing the light of day. Here are the best ones we covered this year.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The rebel photographer who shot life behind the Berlin Wall
Fight the power — During the ’70s and ’80s, Harald Hauswald shot from the hip, secretly documenting life in East Germany – and making powerful enemies in the process.
Written by: Harald Hauswald
Evocative shots of an '80s road trip down the A1
The Great North Road — Throughout 1981 and 1982, photographer Paul Graham traversed the length of the nation documenting scenes along the main highway between England and Scotland.
Written by: Zoe Whitfield
The photographer capturing youth and freedom in Miami
In partnership with Calvin Klein — 'one future’, a new campaign from Calvin Klein, is spotlighting first-time voters across America. In the last of our intimate pieces on the project, Rose Marie Cromwell recalls how she created a visual celebration of adolescence.
Written by: Rose Marie Cromwell
An electric portrait of America’s gay rodeo scene
National anthem — Photographer Luke Gilford celebrates the LGBTQ community’s role in rodeo culture, spotlighting the outliers who are actively dismantling America’s tribal dichotomies.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Huck 74: The Action Issue
Out now! — In times like these, the act of making something happen for yourself has never felt more urgent. Our latest print instalment celebrates doing just that – spotlighting the people moving to transform their worlds for the better.
Written by: Huck
The photographer exploring America’s rural outposts
In partnership with Calvin Klein — ‘one future’, a new campaign from Calvin Klein, is spotlighting first-time voters across America. In an intimate series of pieces, we hear from the photographers responsible for bringing it to life – first up, Elliot Ross, a storyteller from Colorado.
Written by: Elliot Ross
Martha Cooper reflects on a life spent shooting subculture
Going underground — In a career spanning six decades, the Baltimore-born photographer has been documenting creativity that falls outside of the mainstream. To mark a new respective of her work, she talks carving out space, staying inspired and why she’s never been one for rules.
Written by: Diane Smyth
Chris Killip’s timeless portrait of working class punk culture
Forever young — For three decades, the seminal photographer’s shots of an old anarcho-punk club sat gathering dust in a box. However, in the cold light of day they’ve taken on new meaning.
Written by: Chris Killip
Huck 73: The Sanctuary Issue
Out now! — We were ready to release our new issue back in March. Then the world fell off a cliff. Five months later, we have a magazine that exists freely between Then and Now: a collection of stories about hope and resilience, at a time when we need them more than ever.
Written by: Huck