PHOTO STORIES
Throwing shapes
Conveying shapes, lines and energy, Nerys Jones and stylist Olly Paton teamed up to shoot this story with sisters Lorielle and Jasmine under the golden hour light.
Channel Iris
If you have been to Detroit, you will understand how unique this city is. Detroit is at a special moment in time, attracting big fashion houses, investors and corporate brands. This also creates big opportunities for artists and creatives. We talked to Ceena and Bryan from the artist collective Channel Iris, about how they use art as a weapon to create a new culture and their own radical expression.
Extraordinary Experiences
Photographer Morganna Magee started Extraordinary Experiences in 2020 as a way to visualise her emotions, dreams and memories. The resulting images are raw, highly personal and full of self-reflection and grief.
A conversation with Scottish photographer David Eustace
Having met at the screening of the film Precious Time for Balblair Whisky, which focuses on the importance of unrushed craft in whisky making and taking time to enjoy life, renowned Scottish photographer David Eustace talks to Rashmi Narayan about his philosophy.
The Rooted Heart Began to Change
When his grandmother died and his father suffered a heart attack, Allan Salas left his home and travelled for a few months, trying to deal with his grief and feelings. Allan’s photographs become a poetic exploration, which he has now compiled into a photo book.
Chupacabra
The Chupacabra (“goat-sucker”) is a mythical creature, which was first reported in Puerto Rico in 1995, and later throughout the Americas. Photographer Eleana Konstantellos André uses staged photography to unpack the myth and reveals how the Chupacabra was used by the media to manipulate and exercise politics of fear.
Hey Mickey!
Proclaimed by New York magazine as one of the city’s ‘most photographed faces’, Micky Boardman, aka Mr Mickey, has been at the epicentre of the Big Apple’s social scene for almost three decades. Now the Editor-at-Large of Paper magazine, alongside best friend and fellow fashion icon Lynn Yaeger, is finding a whole new audience with the pithy and chatty Mickey & Lynn Show.
Holding on for dear life
The work of photographer Angela Shaffer brings visibility to hidden aspects of mothering. She explores the psychology, vulnerability and banality of motherhood. Her black and white images are intimate and show the emotional bond between her and her son.
NUMEN
NUMEN is a series of photography, video, installation- and land art. The intention of the work is to simulate and interact with natural phenomena revered by our early ancestors as a method to rekindle our primordial connection with nature.
AHÍCITO NOMÁS
In 2021, Marco Vernaschi produced AHÍCITO NOMÁS, investigating the link between ancestral and contemporary feminism in Argentina’s Andean Altiplano.
Bubble Chamber
Bubble Chamber is a tool for detecting traces of particles making them visible and photographable. For this series, photographer Alvaro Deprit finds an association of traces while he works with art students and revisits and scans old films.
Gesar
Photographer Wu Hao takes us to the epic story of King Gesar, who restored peace in the Tibetan China. The project is a link between the myth and today’s reality, questioning the narratives of the past and the present in the provinces of Qinghai and Sichuan in China.
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.