Documentary Photography

Lost in the streets: a visual love letter to New York
Photography

Lost in the streets: a visual love letter to New York

Bright lights, big city — In his debut monograph, photographer Jonathan Higbee explores surreal moments in his adopted hometown – a place that’s captivated him since he was a child.

Written by: Huck

An outsider’s take on 21st century Japan
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An outsider’s take on 21st century Japan

Independent Mysteries — Since first visiting as a tourist, photographer Michael Magers has been enchanted by Japan. His new book collates work from the past eight years, in which he‘s captured a country bursting with ‘endless possibility’.

Written by: Huck

Behind the walls of Brazil's secretive gated communities
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Behind the walls of Brazil's secretive gated communities

This side of paradise — Photographer Giovana Schluter grew up uneasy in one of Brazil’s many private neighbourhoods – artificial worlds built for the middle classes. So years later, she returned to a manufactured enclave just like the one of her youth, hoping to get to the heart of their emptiness.

Written by: Benjamin Cook

Intimate shots of the London Underground in the ’70s
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Intimate shots of the London Underground in the ’70s

Mind the gap — Between 1970 - 1980, photographer Mike Goldwater wandered the ‘labyrinthine’ system under the city, documenting people as they travelled from place to place.

Written by: Huck

A journey through Soho’s countercultural history
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A journey through Soho’s countercultural history

Those were the days — A new exhibition is looking back on the London neighbourhood’s rebellious peak – a time when it was at the forefront of experimentation, creativity and freedom.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photos from California’s countercultural heyday
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Photos from California’s countercultural heyday

Alien days — Back in print for the first time since 1970, Dennis Stock’s California Trip serves as a radical visual history, depicting the Sunshine State at its heady peak.

Written by: Huck

The small coastal haven that became an outsiders’ paradise
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The small coastal haven that became an outsiders’ paradise

Postcards from Provincetown — As a young photographer, Joel Meyerowitz spent his summers in an idyllic hideaway situated at the northern tip of Cape Cod – a place where lovers, artists and runaways could live freely, without restriction or judgement.

Written by: Benjamin Cook

Dreamy photos of people seeking escape by the sea
Photography

Dreamy photos of people seeking escape by the sea

In partnership with Ace & Tate — Photographer Ruth Baldry documents the people who visit Landguard – a coastal viewpoint where history, nature and industry find themselves entangled.

Written by: Huck

Intimate portraits of life at the British seaside
Photography

Intimate portraits of life at the British seaside

1976 - 1980 — Markéta Luskačová’s photographs, taken at the seaside resort of Whitley Bay, depict the moody charm of the UK family holiday.

Written by: Huck

A portrait of life in the Merseyside docklands
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A portrait of life in the Merseyside docklands

Working class kinship — Taken over a period of six years, Ken Grant’s intimate series on the landfill at Bidston Moss explores unity and defiance among the River Mersey’s hinterland.

Written by: Huck

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