Documentary Photography
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
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
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
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
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
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
Documenting urban underbellies across the world
From New York to Tokyo — Featuring photographs taken over the course of his career, Miguel Rio Branco’s long-term project explores cities across the world, examining our relationship with the spaces we inhabit.
Written by: Huck
American Boys: shooting the full spectrum of US masculinity
From cities to small towns — In their work, photographer Soraya Zaman is challenging dated conceptions of gender, all while sharing and honouring stories from America’s transmasculine community.
Written by: Huck
The Anonymous Project: secret snapshots of family life
An intimate archive — Lee Shulman’s love for amateur photography has seen him amass a collection of 800,000 slides, taken over the past 70 years. But despite their age, the images depict moments all of us recognise. ‘It’s the imperfections that make them so endearing,’ he says.
Written by: Huck
Spirituality and storytelling in Afro-Ecuadorian communities
Cimarrona — In an ongoing project, photographer Johis Alarcón explores identity within Ecuador’s African diaspora through the lens of ‘Cimarrona’ – the wild female spirit.
Written by: Huck