Photography
Portraits of revellers at the birth of Northern rave culture
Party on — British photographer Steve Lazarides’s new book, Rave Captured, is a snapshot of defiant fun after a time of economic turmoil.
Written by: Ella Glover
Snapshots of London’s streets during Thatcher’s Britain
Pounding pavements — Photographer Sunil Gupta recalls taking to the streets of the capital in search of gay life and encountering an eclectic mix of characters.
Written by: Charlotte Rawlings
The communities living in the shadow of the coal industry
Sobering reality — Dan Wilton has travelled across nine European countries capturing the scars on the environment and the consequences for those who live near mines and coal power plants.
Written by: Bea Tridimas
The devastation in Kyiv after Russia’s attacks on civilians
‘Nowhere is safe’ — Putin’s indiscriminate attacks have seen the bombardment of Ukrainian cities and residential buildings. Many are now living in fear that the offensive will only intensify.
Written by: Seth Berry
Protestors set off rape alarms at a London police station
Sisters united — To mark a year since the murder of Sarah Everard, grassroots group Sisters Uncut organised a protest for the public to ‘withdraw their consent from British policing’.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Photos from the sex worker strike in London on IWD
‘Whorephobia kills’ — To mark International Women’s Day, hundreds came to together for a joint women’s and sex worker strike in central London.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Intimate scenes of everyday life in Britain in the ‘70
Last of the Brits — Photographer Diane Bush recounts finding her feet as a photographer after travelling from the US to the UK, and using the medium to create a better world.
Written by: Diane Bush
The photographer celebrating London’s council houses
Out from the shadows — From Brutalist blocks to Modernist towers, Jack Young’s new book featuring portraits of 68 of the capital’s most revered council house schemes recasts these buildings in a new light.
Written by: Alex Norris
A vivid portrait of everyday life & resistance in Ukraine
Since 2015, British artist Mark Neville, who lives in Kyiv, has been documenting Ukraine. Published on the cusp of war, his new photo book calls on the international community to urgently support the country.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Photographer Theo McInnes on timing, trust and originality
In partnership with MPB — In the first instalment of our Photographers In Conversation series, created in collaboration with MPB, the London-based shooter dives into his storytelling process.
Written by: Niall Flynn