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Writer, editor, researcher: contemporary art & photography. Works with photogs on texts, projects and longterm mentorships. Former Editorial Dir @ BJP & Magnum
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Shirin Neshat's Death in Venice
Shirin Neshat's Death in Venice
Shirin Neshat's Death in Venice
For her show at the Palazzo Marin, the artist found inspiration in the story of fellow Iranian Nasim Aghdam, whose dispute with YouTube escalated into violence
Pieter Henket’s best photograph for The Guardian
Pieter Henket’s best photograph for The Guardian
Pieter Henket’s best photograph for The Guardian
‘In Mexico, which has a strong macho culture, the lucha libre wrestling mask is a symbol of masculinity. Ixchel was taking that back’
My fair report on Photo London 2026 for The Art Newspaper
My fair report on Photo London 2026 for The Art Newspaper
The navigable Olympia in west London is a welcome change from Somerset House for the fair's exhibitors hoping to maximise exposure and get deals done
Raghu Rai Remembered
Raghu Rai Remembered
Celebrated photographer who captured the political upheavals and everyday life of post-independence India
Does the Turner Prize Move the Market?
Does the Turner Prize Move the Market?
The 2026 shortlist is notably light on market power, signalling an art prize that no longer converts reputation into instant value. Is this welcome?
Trust, After the Photograph
Trust, After the Photograph
Irving Penn: Fashion Photographer & Artist
Irving Penn: Fashion Photographer & Artist
Gagosian’s Joshua Chuang marks the moment Irving Penn’s photography turned from reproduction to object
Ideas of Africa at MoMA
Ideas of Africa at MoMA
Sicily Photo Masterclass: join me poolside this June
Sicily Photo Masterclass: join me poolside this June
A comprehensive photography workshop and a great opportunity to advance your photographic skills while enjoying the idyllic Sicilian countryside. Tutored by documentary photographer Mimi Mollica and a team of special guest photo-experts, the Sicily Photo Masterclass will enable to to shoot a new st
(I wrote a book essay for) Seunggu Kim's 'Better Days'
(I wrote a book essay for) Seunggu Kim's 'Better Days'
Over the past forty years, South Korea’s economy has developed rapidly, with various consequences. As well as long working hours, many Koreans only take half of their vacation, and due to lack of travel time they mostly spend them at home. At the
Martin Parr's The Last Resort: 40 years on
Martin Parr's The Last Resort: 40 years on
Thomas Ruff ditched the camera and then found it again
Thomas Ruff ditched the camera and then found it again
'When I die, there will still be a lot left,' says Thomas Ruff. We speak to the German photographer in a rare interview
National Parks in Glass Cases. Zed Nelson has a warning
National Parks in Glass Cases. Zed Nelson has a warning
Shot over six years across four continents, ‘The Anthropocene Illusion’ is a disturbing insight into a world in which the natural world is replaced by spectacle
Why Don’t You Dance? A story of resistance
Why Don’t You Dance? A story of resistance
“This is an ambitious, multilayered project,” says Nathalie Herschdorfer, director of Photo Elysée and Jury President of the Lausanne museum’s biennial prize for a mid-career photographer, commenting on the latest recipient, Hannah Darabi’s Why Don’t You Dance?
Sam Contis: Deep Springs
Sam Contis: Deep Springs
"Gentlemen, for what came ye into the wilderness? Not for conventional scholastic training; not for ranch life; not to become proficient in commercial or professional pursuits for personal gain. You came to prepare for a life of service, with the understanding that superior ability and generous purpose would be expected of you.” Located on an isolated desert ranch, east of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range, Deep Springs is an all-male, liberal arts college founded a century ago by Lucien Lucius Nunn. The entrepreneur, who with his brother built the power station at Niagara Falls, devoted the last two decades of his life to what The New Yorker describes as “a novel form of education, an anomalous admixture of Christian mysticism, imperialist élitism, Boy Scout-like abstinence, and Progressive era learning-by-doing, with an emphasis on self-governance, leadership training, and the formation of strong character”.
Chris Killip, the Blitz Club, Vogue Italia and my Dad
Chris Killip, the Blitz Club, Vogue Italia and my Dad
Society has made huge progress in deconstructing toxic gender stereotypes – but that does not mean there are no gender-specific differences that we should cherish. Here four photography professionals nominate the images that capture positive, cliché-free examples of masculinity and femininity
Looking for Lee Miller - Apollo Magazine
Looking for Lee Miller - Apollo Magazine
Order and obsession in the work of Rutherford Chang
Order and obsession in the work of Rutherford Chang
The “near frightening rigour” of the post-conceptualist artist is celebrated at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art
Nan Goldin & Avedon photobooks celebrated 40 years on
Nan Goldin & Avedon photobooks celebrated 40 years on
An exhibition at Gagosian brings all 126 images together, marking 40 years since Goldin published the seminal series
Remembering Christian Caujolle, a seminal figure in French photography
Remembering Christian Caujolle, a seminal figure in French photography
As the founder of Agence Vu, he built a reputation for recognising new talent and commissioning unique assignments
My Chris Steele-Perkins obituary in The Guardian
My Chris Steele-Perkins obituary in The Guardian
magCulture interview about my working day
magCulture interview about my working day
Remembering Martin Parr - 1854 Photography
Remembering Martin Parr - 1854 Photography
Joel Meyerowitz revisits his 1960s voyage of discovery
Joel Meyerowitz revisits his 1960s voyage of discovery
Anton Corbijn on his 40-year colab with Depeche Mode
Anton Corbijn on his 40-year colab with Depeche Mode
Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain goes beyond the mythology
Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain goes beyond the mythology
“Many of the people in the images are now dead."
“Many of the people in the images are now dead."
Photo London has mass appeal but can it be thought-provoking?
Photo London has mass appeal but can it be thought-provoking?
Can art wake audiences up to the climate emergency?
Can art wake audiences up to the climate emergency?
Peter Hujar's meditations on mortality
Peter Hujar's meditations on mortality
Diversity. Empathy. Authenticity. (My book forward for PoB 2023)
Diversity. Empathy. Authenticity. (My book forward for PoB 2023)
Any Answers: Quentin Bajac
Any Answers: Quentin Bajac
Discussing portraiture on Monocle Radio
Discussing portraiture on Monocle Radio
“I am dead already. I just haven’t been buried yet.”
“I am dead already. I just haven’t been buried yet.”
Charlie Engman on the gloriously “weird wrongness” of AI
Charlie Engman on the gloriously “weird wrongness” of AI
Who really photographed the 'Napalm Girl'?
Who really photographed the 'Napalm Girl'?
Five decades of Peter Kennard’s art and activism
Five decades of Peter Kennard’s art and activism
Could 16 artworks save Julian Assange's life?
Could 16 artworks save Julian Assange's life?
"If he didn’t exist, someone would have to invent him."
"If he didn’t exist, someone would have to invent him."
Photography or ‘promptography’? Reframing the debate on AI
Photography or ‘promptography’? Reframing the debate on AI
The Rijksmuseum presents a wide-angle view of America
The Rijksmuseum presents a wide-angle view of America
"It is now or never" to address climate change
"It is now or never" to address climate change
Recent writings in The Art Newspaper
Recent writings in The Art Newspaper
Writing for Photographers: online workshop on 8 Feb
Writing for Photographers: online workshop on 8 Feb
My favourite photography zines, for The Guardian
My favourite photography zines, for The Guardian
Advice For Emerging Photographers
Advice For Emerging Photographers
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