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Work / Photography

Death in the Afternoon

Words by Alex Bec, Thursday 30 July 2009

Predictably exciting update from London photographer Guy Archard. I especially like his Death in the Afternoon series, emphasing a natural penchant for personal exploration aside from his varied commercial output. Lovely stuff

Cheer Up Luv: the photography project sharing womens' experiences with sexual harassment 21 August 2017
“Bold, concise, minimalist and sometimes abstract”: a look at Jeong Hwa Min’s new illustrative approach 21 August 2017
Patrik Mollwing’s illustrations and wigglegrams depict a cast of colourful characters 21 August 2017
Between the pages of Polanski’s suburbia-themed sixth issue 21 August 2017
Hacking Heidelberg: how Erik Spiekermann came to reinvent the printing process 21 August 2017
ManvsMachine on its hugely diverse campaign for Air Max Day 18 August 2017

Work / Photography Cheer Up Luv: the photography project sharing womens' experiences with sexual harassment

Street harassment is relentless; as it continues to plague over many women worldwide, it’s a problem that often goes unreported and gets ignored. According to a UK study by YouGov and End Violence Against Women Coalition, 85% of young women ages between 18-24 experience unwarranted sexual harassment in public places — alongside 64% of women of all ages. There are endemic levels of sexual violence and harassment in schools where, if significant changes aren’t made, such abuse will “continue at alarming rates.” These statistics are just an example, but as a pervasive problem surprisingly many of these issues receive little national attention, as stated in a 2016 report by UK Parliament. This normalisation seems to be a stimulant for its persistence. The act of catcalling, wolf whistling or the odd hand here and there are perceived as usual behaviour, but how does a woman, or victim of street harassment, stop these moments? Can you report on every whistle, shout and uncomfortable closeness you encounter? Should society’s detachment towards street harassment be ignored?

Ayla Angelos — 21 August 2017
Work / Photography Photographer Joshua Osborne takes a closer look at Havana’s male subcultures

Back in November 2016, it was reported that Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro had died. The former prime minster and president’s death signified political changes which had been unravelling in the socialist paradise over the past decade, so London-based photographer Joshua Osborne decided to seize the opportunity for a holiday before the country developed beyond recognition. But when he got to Havana, Josh found himself captivated not by the country’s picture-postcard past but by its future: youth.

Bryony Stone — 18 August 2017
Work / Photography Grégory Michenaud’s ongoing project sees him explore identity in a Hasidic Jewish community

In photographer Grégory Michenaud’s ongoing project he explores Jewish identity, which takes him on a journey inside religion, family values and history. The project is inspired by an old Jewish tradition that’s not practised anymore, called “Yibbum” or levirate marriage, and it obliges the oldest surviving brother of a man who dies childless to marry the widow of his childless deceased brother.

Rebecca Fulleylove — 16 August 2017
Work / Photography Photographer Gilleam Trapenberg explores macho culture against rose-tinted skies in Big Papi

If you Google image search Curacao, a Dutch island in the Caribbean, you’re met with a landscape of white sandy beaches sitting next to rows of pastel coloured architecture. The combination isn’t common, but as photographer Gilleam Trapenberg explains, “Curacao is an island of paradoxes”.

Lucy Bourton — 16 August 2017
Work / Photography Marta Serrano photographs “boys, men and their unique ways and worlds”

By toying with light and texture, photographer Marta Serrano’s latest series Enter my Dreams depicts the sensual existence of an intimate world presented through the lens. Each image tells a soft and poetic narrative that resonates with us all, leaving a sense of familiarity, wonder and empathy towards a male stranger.

Ayla Angelos — 15 August 2017
Work / Photography Anna Beeke explores the contradictions of life aboard a cruise ship

Photographer Anna Beeke’s series At Sea is an ongoing exploration of American cruise culture. “The once romantic notion of travelling the ocean to distant lands has become an accessible and affordable way to vacation, with more and more people taking to the seas each year,” says Anna. “Cruising is the fastest growing sector of the tourism industry worldwide – this project takes a lighthearted look at what it is like to be a passenger on board these floating hotels and the places to which they take us.”

Rebecca Fulleylove — 15 August 2017