Photography
On the frontlines of AIDS activism in 1990s New York
Meg Handler’s photos capture diverse groups of New Yorkers coming together for the collective cause of civil rights.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Theo McInnes’s cinematic photos of New York on film
The photographer describes taking inspiration from Magnum photographers to craft an intimate and revealing portrait of the city.
Written by: Theo McInnes
Mitch Epstein’s evocative portrait of 1970s America
Alternating between colour and black-and-white, the photographer chronicled sexual liberation, economic crises and the repercussions of the war in Vietnam.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Celebrating Tony Vaccaro’s cinematic photography
A new exhibition is marking the photographer’s 100th birthday with a look back at his extraordinary career.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A glimpse inside America’s trans community in the ’70s
Photographer Jeffrey Silverthorne always treated his subjects – often those living on the margins of society – with empathy and respect.
Written by: Miss Rosen
An evocative portrait of the UK’s deteriorating coastline
Max Miechowski reflects on documenting land that has been reclaimed by or will soon be lost to the sea – and the people who live life on the edge.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Photos of UK activists occupying tree tops in the ’90s
Adrian Fisk recalls documenting the fight in Newbury to prevent the felling of 350 acres of pristine ancient woodland to make a motorway bypass.
Written by: Isaac Muk
How Vivian Maier transformed street photography
Little-known during her lifetime, Maier is now recognised as one of the great American photographers of the twentieth century.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Inside the American town burning since 1962
In the ’80s, photographer Renée Jacobs touched down in Centralia, a small Appalachian mining town approaching its final chapter due to the slow creep of an unstoppable fire, blazing 300 feet below ground.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A portrait of life hidden away along the Thames
The way we flow — Photographer Chloe Dewe Mathews grew up close to the Thames, but knew little about the human traditions that regularly take place along there. This led her to embark on a five-year project documenting the river, where she discovered the diverse rituals that continue to persevere – despite the changing London landscape.
Written by: Daisy Schofield