PHOTO STORIES
50 years proud
After a two-year hiatus, London Pride was back on this year and it was a special one – celebrating 50 years since the first march in 1972, organised by the Gay Liberation Front (GLF). It was one of the biggest ever with over a million people attending. We went out not only to celebrate and show our support, but also to capture some of the people who attended and made this event so special.
Prints for Queers
Last year, photographer Matt Ford initiated his project Prints for Queers which culminated in an exhibition at Dalston Superstore. We caught up with the London-based queer artist to look back on how the project went, and, more importantly, what we can expect to see from him next!
Instant people
Photographer Andreea Andrei reclaims analogue photography to keep our memories collected in a touchable and non-digital way. For Polaroid Project. Instant people, she contacts people via social media to photograph them with her Polaroid camera.
When I was 26
It’s Pride Month, but what does it take to be proud as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community? Stylist, DJ and drag artist, Airy Something, candidly shares thoughts and experiences on their journey to self-love and acceptance, accompanied by portraits taken at home by Nigel Glasgow.
All Quiet on the Home Front
What do our dreams tell us? Dreams derive from real life and the connections are constrained by unconscious desires. For British photographer Colin Pantall, a dream drove him to reflect on the fears that sat deep within him when he became a parent.
Procedures for Mending
Losing control of your body combined with intense negative feelings and emotions are a common occurrence in hospitals and the reason why most people hate being there. Photographer Jennifer Wilkey reflects with her work on the time she spent in hospitals throughout her life.
Nobody Wanted
Daniel George documents the empty landscape in Eastern Idaho where gun-owners practise target shooting. The project examines the tradition and culture rooted in the concept of rugged individualism.
Maut Ka Kuan (Well of Death)
Photographer Tom D. Morgan documents the Maut Ka Kuan in Karamdaha Mela – a funfair in Chandadi Lakhanpur, East India. In this popular and exhilarating show, stunt men drive their motorcycles inside a barrel-shaped wooden cylinder and travel along the vertical wall to perform stunts.
Swallow
Rumanian photographer András Ladocsi reflects on his past as a professional swimmer. This ongoing series tells a tale about his adaptability to different communities when he was spending a lot of time training, travelling or missing his friends and family due to the commitment to the sport.
allogene \a.lɔ.ʒɛn\
In the search for the feeling of belonging, photographer Pierre Belhasen eventually settled in Marseille, where cultures collide and the harsh city contrasts with the beauty of nature. Allogene documents the energy of the city, its scents, colours and people.
Boy in the Garden
With Boy in the Garden, photographer Scott Bowlby tells his own coming-of-age story. While spending the summer with his family on an island, he started to question and interrogate his queer identity and learned how to love himself.
Assembly
Japanese photographer Osamu Yokonami uses nature as a backdrop to create images for his project ‘Assembly’. Exploring not only the power of a group and repetition but also plays with distance between the models themselves.
Las flores mueren (The flowers die)
Fine art photographer Karla Guerrero uses her family archive imagery to create still lifes about the women in her family. With her work she reflects on her own time growing up as a woman and finding her identity.
See you next Tuesday
Photographer Kyle de Vre works every Tuesday at Sophie’s Bar in New York’s Lower East Side. During his shift, he spends time taking pictures of friends and locals with his Hasselblad. Four years and many portrait later, he’s now turning his project into a photo book.
London Football Fans 20/21
London is the world’s football capital, with more than 27 clubs, many of which currently play or have played in the first league. After cancelled seasons due to Covid-19, photographer Alex Amorós documented when the games started again in 2020 – with empty stadiums and fans not being able to see their favourite team live. This unique time in football history has been compiled in his photo book ‘LFF 20/21’.
The City is a Choreography
What if would see the city as a stage – a complex scenery of perfectly arranged and choreographed elements? With her meticulous attention to the smallest details, photographer Melissa Schriek shows us our familiar urban environment in completely new context.
Our Sincere Toils
Originally released in 2015, photographer Tom Sussex releases a second edition of his photobook Our Sincere Toils, featuring images shot in Ukraine in 2014. The second edition is limited to 200 copies and includes previously unseen photographs and extras; 100% of proceeds will be donated to support local families and children in Ukraine.
Colourway –Interview with Sophie Hustwick
Colourway is an account of ten years of life across the United Kingdom and the United States, as seen through the lens of Sophie Hustwick. In this diaristic sequence of photographs, everyday natural scenes are imbued with Sophie’s eye for colour.