England

Photography

The paranormal, the Pagan and the posers of Solstice at Stonehenge

Summer Solstice — For the past two years, photographer Sophie Green has headed to Wiltshire to capture the magic and mystery of the centuries-old Solstice celebrations.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Photography

A peek inside Britain's online kink community

A/S/L? — In Sex Site, Joshua T Gibbons shows the human side of the web's kink community through intimate portraits of people he meets online.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Photography

Photographing UK punks before the movement took over

The Spirit of 76 — Music journalist John Ingham photographed and interviewed the original punks, before the movement hit the tabloids. In his book, The Spirit of 76, we see the year that changed UK music forever through the eyes of an insider.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Photography

'Great photographers need determination not talent'

Advice from Chris Killip — Photographer Chris Killip captured the North of England's deindustrialisation in a way no one else did. Now, almost three decades later, he looks back at what it takes to create images that truly record a place and time.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Photography

Capturing what it means to be young and in London in 2017

Looking forward — Julian Mährlein is the photographer capturing London's young people on their own terms.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Film

My mother, the punk rocker

Poly Styrene — The story of iconic punk and frontwoman Poly Styrene will soon be hitting our screens, brought to life using her own diaries and the voice of her daughter, Celeste Bell.

Written by: Biju Belinky

Activism

The truth behind that burning Union Jack photo

Clearing up the bullshit — The right-wing press have been whipping up hysteria after an image of a burning Union Jack was spotted in London. But it's got nothing to do with terror, if only they'd bothered to look.

Written by: Charlotte England

Activism

The non-Zionist pro-Palestinian Israeli who wants to lead Jewish students in Britain

From Where I Stand — The Union of Jewish Students is supposed to represent all Jewish students in the United Kingdom, but right now some feel that it's failing. Eran Cohen is a pro-Palestinian, non-Zionist Jewish student, and he wants to be elected as the organisation's next President. Here's why.

Written by: Eran Cohen

Photography

The poet and the photographer who discovered Brexit Britain in 2006

Destroying the Laboratory — Magnum photographer Mark Power collaborated with poet Daniel Cockrill to document the rise in English nationalism in between 2006 and 2010. With hindsight, the project appears like an eerie map of Brexit Britain.

Written by: Alex King

Activism

Asylum seekers in Britain face a system destined to destroy their mental health

Living a life in limbo — Many of those seeking asylum in the United Kingdom are living in a state of flux; unable to legally work for a living, with dire consequences on community relations and mental health. In Oldham, near Manchester, one woman knows just how painful this can be.

Written by: David Shaw

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