David J Shaw visits the Essex village of Jaywick and and becomes enraptured by a spirited community at odds with its reputation as the UK’s ‘most deprived’ place
The winner of the People’s Choice Award in this year’s Female in Focus talks through her work and how we can navigate a world where the physical and digital are increasingly intertwined
Istanbul-based Özge Sebzeci creates powerful, long-term works looking at femicide and other global issues involving young women and girls
Dhaka-based Shahria Sharmin’s quiet yet intense work considers South Asia’s third gender community, Rohingya refugees and family grief
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Playing with online displays of bodies, a new generation of artists is exploring the freedoms and restrictions of the digital world
“Whether you’ve got six minutes or six days, it’s about lending yourself to those moments so that you can make people feel comfortable,” says the British-Nigerian photographer, recently commissioned by Leica and 1854 to capture ‘the everyday’
After a two-year hiatus Female in Focus is back, tackling the persisting gender disparity in the photography industry – as found in our recent survey
Playful yet deadly serious, Mari Katayama’s studio is testament to her fiercely independent approach to art and creativity
Today we present 30 photographs and three series winners of Portrait of Humanity. Together they illuminate the experiences that unite us during times of division