France
The story behind the year’s most powerful LGBTQ film
120 Beats Per Minute — We speak to French director and former ACT UP member Robin Campillo about activism, Aids, and his moving must-see masterpiece, 120 BPM.
Written by: Thomas Curry
Life inside Europe's biggest alternative-living community
A symbol of resistance — The ZAD is a micro-society in rural France where activists, farmers and free-spirits live in harmony. Photographer Kevin Faingnaert tried to find out why.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Pro-surfer Maud Le Car shares her guide to Basque France
Lost in Hossegor — Home to Billabong, Volcom, and Quicksilver, Hossegor is Europe's surf hub. Here, professional surfer and artist Maud Le Car – a native of the region – gives us the grand tour.
Written by: Daryl Mersom
Coming of age in Paris as a young black woman
First generation — Balancing liberal European culture with African tradition, photographer Carolina Arantes captures a new generation of Afro-French women.
Written by: Carolina Arantes
Self-appointed 'King' Macron is no antidote to Trump
From Where I Stand — After parading through the Palace of Versailles with an entourage of underlings, French president Emmanuel Macron has allowed the mask to slip. What lies beneath, says Sam Kriss, looks scarily familiar.
Written by: Sam Kriss
An off-the-grid nirvana on the French Atlantic coast
The Travel Diary — Hidden in the forest along beaches of the South of France lies an organic slice of paradise.
Written by: Zeger Dox
Shooting the Graffiti Trucks of Paris
Subverting the streets — For his latest zine photographer Marc Vallée took to the streets of Paris late at night, to capture the trucks that parade subversive graffiti throughout the city in an act of reclamation and defiance.
Written by: Dr. Oli Mould
Evicting the Jungle: Finding facts amid the endless speculation
Never ending waiting — For the thousands of refugees still stuck in a state of flux in the Calais Jungle, stability and security were already hard to come by. Now the camp is facing impending eviction, but with little information coming from the authorities life feels even more delicate.
Written by: Nancy Dent
Ed Templeton’s European photo diary
On tour with The Tempster — Ed Templeton shares the stories behind his five favourite photographs from his time in the UK and France.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Whatever happened to the Likely Lads?
Those rebels had a cause — It's all kicking off in France. Euro 2016 is in full swing across French towns and cities, with violent clashes between supporters. The Brits are taking centre stage, but these aren't the well-dressed and working class hooligans at war of decades past.
Written by: Michael Fordham