Representation
We've made an all-woman photography issue. This is why.
Voices of change — The seeds of revolution are spreading through documentary photography. A diverse band of image-makers has begun to disrupt narratives that misrepresent and disempower, exposing the flaws of a medium where ‘truth’ is more subjective than it seems.
Written by: Daniella Zalcman
Intimate portraits that capture London at its most diverse
Rep ur culture — In a landscape lacking diversity, filmmaker and photographer Nadira Amrani is kickstarting her own movement: one that rejects outdated forms of representation and pushes for more opportunities among people of colour.
Written by: Nadira Amrani
If photography is limitless, why doesn't it represent everyone?
Championing other voices — Documentary photography has the power to transport us around the world. But in an industry dominated by a small pool of perspectives, who tells these stories is just as important as the stories themselves. As part of a new series on Huck, photography platforms Native and Everyday Projects have teamed up to reset the balance, illuminating stories that would otherwise go unseen.
Written by: Laura Beltrán Villamizar
The cam girls dragging renaissance art into the 21st century
Reclaiming the gaze — Artist and curator Sessa Omoregie merges Boticcelli's Venus and other famous renaissance images with webcam selfies from today, posing questions about identity and what it means to a woman online.
Written by: Biju Belinky
This student took 400 low-income girls of colour to see Hidden Figures
Representation matters — 18-year-old activist and writer June Eric-Udorie crowdfunded a screening of Hidden Figures for girls of colour in London, because how we see ourselves on screen matters.
Written by: Marta Bausells
The stylish self-portraits of Namibia’s last nomadic people
Representation vs. reality — When photographer Kyle Weeks offered his camera to Namibia’s indigenous OvaHimba people, it subverted a long-standing power dynamic to reveal a hidden sense of identity.
Written by: Kyle Weeks
Black British podcasts are challenging the lack of diversity in UK media
Podcasting so white no longer — African-American podcasting has long been making waves on the other side of the pond. Now a new wave of Black British podcasts are shaking up the UK’s white-dominated media. Black listeners in the UK finally have homegrown podcasts that truly reflect and cater to them, and don't have to look in other places for that representation.
Written by: Tenelle Ottley-Matthew
Meet Michaela Angela Davis: the image activist infiltrating the mainstream
Challenging perceptions — Michaela Angela Davis has been championing diversity in mainstream culture for over a decade, challenging the narrow representations of women of colour.
Written by: Adriana Monsalve