England

How skaters are reclaiming the world’s forgotten spaces
Skate

How skaters are reclaiming the world’s forgotten spaces

Take back the city — There’s been a resurgence of DIY skate spots opening across the globe, with young skaters taking back the wastelands that the public has left behind. We visit one space hidden under the M32, in Bristol, to find out why.

Written by: Robbie Warin

Living in England as a new Muslim convert
Photography

Living in England as a new Muslim convert

The quest for meaning — Photographer Matteo Congregalli travels from London to Manchester for his new series The House of the Prophet – a project examining the lives of new Muslims in modern-day Britain.

Written by: Matteo Congregalli

Magnum photographers turn their lens to Hull for new show
Photography

Magnum photographers turn their lens to Hull for new show

Portrait of a city — Martin Parr and Olivia Arthur celebrate the neglected northern city for a specially commissioned exhibition, shining a light on its young locals and ‘rich culinary culture.’

Written by: HUCK HQ

Spending a year undercover with the Alt-Right
Activism

Spending a year undercover with the Alt-Right

Hope not hate — 25-year-old graduate student Patrik Hermansson set up a fake identity to get under the skin of the Alt-Right, putting himself face to face with neo-Nazis and white supremacists. Here, he shares his story.

Written by: Alex Robert Ross

The bleak beauty of England’s forgotten towns
Photography

The bleak beauty of England’s forgotten towns

Melancholy mysticism — Photographer John Spinks shoots the changing face of a small British mining town for his latest book, The New Village – a project he shot over 15 years.

Written by: Dominique Sisley

Fading glory: Inside the North’s forgotten dog racing scene
Photography

Fading glory: Inside the North’s forgotten dog racing scene

‘A massive dysfunctional family’ — Once an integral part of Newcastle’s cultural heritage, whippet racing is now facing extinction. Here, we pay tribute to one of Northern England’s most novel subcultures.

Written by: Dominique Sisley

Exploring the strange, secretive lives of England’s adult babies
Photography

Exploring the strange, secretive lives of England’s adult babies

Nappies, bears and bubbles — Polly Borland’s iconic ‘90s photo series, The Babies, explores one of the world’s most maligned and marginalised sexual fetishes.

Written by: Dominique Sisley

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

A peek inside Britain's online kink community
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

Photographing UK punks before the movement took over
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

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