Documentary Photography
Strange days: eerie photos of locked-down London
The new normal — Spencer Murphy’s ongoing series sees him venturing out to capture scenes that hint at the cultural shifts we are currently witnessing, encapsulating the unfamiliarity of the present.
Written by: Huck
A glowing portrait of religious diversity in London
Sunday Best — Between 2017 and 2019, photographer Katie Waggett photographed the many faces of religion in the English capital, revealing a city that celebrates diversity and difference.
Written by: Huck
Capturing shared humanity across cultural divides
A lifetime of photography — Whether he’s photographing miners in Bolivia or a village disco in Poland, Witold Krassowski is ultimately drawn to the things that unite us.
Written by: Eva Clifford
An electric portrait of New Orleans subculture
Death Magick Abundance — Akasha Rabut’s first monograph serves as a love letter to the city she’s called home for the past 10 years: capturing its spirit and resilience through the people that make it up.
Written by: Huck
Inside the youthful surf scene of Tarkwa Bay, Lagos
No Wahala — Photographer Oli Hillyer-Riley shoots the surf kids of the city’s island communities – a collective who share an incredible bond with the ocean.
Written by: Huck
A secret family history, reconstructed in the present
Santa Barbara — Diana Markosian left her childhood home in the former Soviet Union for a new life in California. But it was a journey she never chose to take. To understand her mother’s choices, she had to recreate the first chapter of a story that would inspire her most ambitious project yet.
Written by: Diana Markosian
Miranda Barnes is shaking up contemporary photography
New landscapes — The 25-year-old photographer went from sharing images on Tumblr to feature assignments for The New York Times in the space of a few short years. Now, she’s doing everything she can to tell stories that matter.
Written by: Miranda Barnes
A country on the edge, captured from within
India on fire — Sohrab Hura blends fact and fiction to explore contemporary Indian society, never giving away whether an image is real, staged, or a little bit of both. For him, this kind of provocation is the only way to depict the anxiety he currently feels in his home country: a precarious state, sizzling with tension.
Written by: Sohrab Hura
Mark Neville wants his work to make a difference
More than a photo — Mark Neville believes that photography can be more than just pictures on a page. Over the course of his career, he's shone a light on unspoken issues - making work that actively seeks to serve the communities he captures.
Written by: Mark Neville
The street studio where anybody can sit for a portrait
Making Memories — Alexia Webster travels the world, setting up public studios where anyone can pose for a portrait. For the South African photographer, it’s about redressing the power balance between artist and subject – all while sharing the simple joy that comes with having your photo taken.
Written by: Alexia Webster