The big picture: the jubilation of clubbing in 90s London
Photographer Ewen Spencer captures the energy of a garage music night for working-class kids. Source: The big picture: the jubilation of clubbing in 90s London | Photography | The Guardian
The big picture: hope within reach in 1970s New York
Mark Cohen’s evocative shot of a child with some bubble gum machines is part of a series capturing the vibrant characters and street life of the Big Apple. Source: The big picture: hope within reach in 1970s New York | … Continued
Every picture tells a story: the joy of analogue photography
It is good to read of Sundus Abdi’s renunciation of digital photography as a means to capture the personal and ephemeral aspects of her photographic life (The one change that worked: I began a quiet, satisfying rebellion against the digital … Continued
The week around the world in 20 pictures
Palestinians return to Gaza, the shooting in Sweden, earthquakes in Greece and Charli XCX at the Grammy awards: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists. Source: The week around the world in 20 pictures | Art … Continued
Peter Hujar: Eyes Open in the Dark review – visions of a vanished world
The American photographer Peter Hujar, who died of Aids complications in 1987, chronicles New York’s 70s and 80s gay scene – and much else besides – in this haunting retrospective. Source: Peter Hujar: Eyes Open in the Dark review – … Continued
Let it glow: fireflies illuminating Japanese woodlands – in pictures
For 10 days in the summer, the forests of Japan’s Yamagata prefecture are lit up by himebotaru, a type of firefly endemic to the region. Photographer Kazuaki Koseki has attempted to capture the phenomenon in his Summer Faeries series, compiled … Continued