Although photography has been, since its development, a tool by which to support a real moment in time, it has also been a deceptive tool that can easily mislead its viewer. The debate of truth in photography is as old as its years but it never fails to fascinate thanks…
When it was announced that Brazil would hold the 2014 World Cup, it was as if the moon and stars aligned and the world suddenly made sense once again. As one of the most celebrated (and obsessed!) footballing nations, there couldn’t be a more apt place to host the biggest…
Hula hooping may sounds like something you mastered back in the playground age 7, but quite frankly, you probably don’t know the half of it. The modern hula hoop is attributed to an inventor in 1958 but believe it or not it goes much further back in history. It features…
The landmark film directed by Spike Lee back in 1989 is a shocking 25 years old… how time flies. The sizzling streets of London (okay, by English standards) at present make the boiling point of Bed-Stuy feel a mere sweat bead away; a rush hour tube ride can easily send…
The origins of the Rudeboy culture are reinforced in this sartorial exhibition at Somerset House. Curated by photographer and filmmaker Dean Chalkley and fashion-industry creative director Harris Elliott, the show includes over 60 portraits created over the past year showing how the Rudie style exists in the 21st century. Having…
The street photographer Jamel Shabazz is known as a pioneer in recording the New York street style of the early 80s. This new documentary following his work is receiving its first UK screening as part of James Lavelle’s Meltdown at the Southbank this month. Directed by the infamous director Charlie…