Spit Gold Onto An Empire
For the people of Myanmar, history is repeating itself once again. On the 1st of February 2021, the Myanmar military stormed the parliament building, taking control of the country in another military coup.
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Daniel Kovalovszky: An Infernal Play
In 1945 in Hungary, Mátyás Rákosi the leader of the Hungarian Communist Party, following the Soviet example, introduced a new Stalinist dictatorship in which human rights were severely violated. He established the State Protection Security…
Martha Cooper: Taking Pictures – A Life Long Retrospective
American Photographer Martha Cooper has documented the formerly underground culture of street art for close to four decades. Throughout her career she has been at the forefront of photographing graffiti, street art and various other…
Vulcano By Giulia De Marchi
If you visit Sicily, you cannot leave without visiting the volcano. Etna is, like all active volcanoes, (in fact, even more due to its unique majesty) the meeting point between black and white, heaven and…
AND 2020: An Annual Selection of Influential Documentary and Portrait Photographers
AND is an annual selection of some of the best up and coming influential documentary and portrait photographers showcasing poignant and inspiring imagery from across the globe.
We Give You Our Life And Blood
“Hell could be such a place - a place of suffering and death.” This “Hell” is now also known as the square at the heart of an uprising in Iraq.
Things That I Know, Things That You Know
Things That I Know, Things That You Know is a combination of human form, objects and written text. Heather Rattray describes her series as a visual representation of the process of learning a new language.
The Florida Heartland: Familiarities Of The South
Born in New Orleans and now living and working in South Florida, Brian McSwain’s work is a documentation of his movements around the area he lives. His photographs hold a stillness that is inspired by…
Peter Mitchell: Early Sunday Morning
Early Sunday Morning by Peter Mitchell is a documentation of the city of Leeds throughout the 1970’s and 1980’s.
Shirley Baker: A Different Age
Later this month, James Hyman Gallery will be hosting an exhibition of the prolific street photographer Shirley Baker, in a show that celebrates the elderly.
A Global Pandemic, a Caesarean, and a New Born Baby.
As we explore stories from the pandemic our first feature is the outstandingly powerful work of Mexico based photographer Camila Vázquez Mellado, documenting the birth of a her nephew during the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Education I Never Had
In search of a better life for his son, at the age of three, Vikram Kushwah was sent to boarding school in the Himalayan foothills, this being the place where he would spend his most…
The Freedom Fundraiser Raising Money For Bail Funds
In response to recent events and the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police, The Earth Issue and its collaborating artists are supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.
Jon Henry’s Strange Fruit: The Women Who Must Endure the Senseless Loss And Carry On
The interpretation of the classic Pietà; a son lay bare across the lap of his mother, a throat exposed, a real body with real skin, the gentle protective hand that rests on her sons shoulder,…
Can’t Smile Without You: An Intimate Portrait of Spurs Fans
From following your local team to supporting your country, there’s a love for football that’s like no other and the beauty of the sport is inculcated right in the heart of every fan. Millions of…
Heisykha — An ongoing portrait of kinship, domesticity, and ecology
What does it mean to grow what you eat—and how can our connection with the land influence our relationships with one another?
The Protectors – A Group Out To Save Our Planet
Located in a privately owned piece of land, between Preston and Blackpool, you’ll find the UK’s trial site for shale gas fracking. In 2018, the UK Government made a controversial decision when it gave the…
Exploring ‘Nyamuliro’ with Ali Arrowsmith
Many of us have gone through a troubling period of knowing we have the creative wherewithal to make something worthwhile, but never quite knowing where exactly to channel that energy. For photographer and inter-disciplinary creative…
Dis-Location: Reflections on Post-Industrial Stoke-on-Trent
I have always had a strange, awkward relationship with Stoke-on-Trent, the city nearest to the North-Staffordshire town where I grew up. In many ways it is a city which projects a feeling of awkwardness onto…