In the 1950s, El Barrio Chino in Havana, Cuba, was one of the largest Chinatowns in Latin America. Now dubbed “A Chinatown with no Chinese,” its remaining residents are committed to its survival
Tag: Portraiture
“I really don’t care about the photography, it is more about what I want to express”
Maryam Wahid has been interested in photography since she was a child. The photographer would…
Kovi Konowiecki began his professional life playing football in Europe. He turned to photography to…
Portrait of Britain 2019 is open for entries. Now in its fourth year, the groundbreaking…
“These magnificent photographs capture at once the great diversity and the inescapable identity of the…
London’s National Portrait Gallery has revealed the first images of its proposed new design, part of a £35.5m redevelopment which is the biggest-ever at the building since it opened in 1896, and which would increase its gallery space by 20%.
The design, by Jamie Fobert Architects, proposes adding a new visitor entrance and public forecourt on the building’s north face, in addition to the existing entrance; it would also return the gallery’s East Wing to public use, and add new retail and catering facilities, and a new Learning Centre for visitors. The redevelopment would also see the gallery’s collection – which includes 250,000 photographs – redisplayed and reinterpreted across 40 refurbished galleries.
From a piano tuner jailed for taking direct-action, to an 87-year-old activist, Rhiannon Adam documents anti-fracking campaigners outside of the protest context
Hakan Kalkan has been featured as one of The Guardian Editor’s Picks of the best…
Fabiana Nunes is a Brazilian photographer based in Zurich, Switzerland. Having worked in the fashion…