Wang Yuanling – Eighteen Stairs
Shibati (Eighteen stairs) is an area of 38 million square meters, the population of 7000, per capita income of only $ 1,000 a year – a typical slum in Chongqing, a model metropolis which is the youngest municipality, the most…
Vincent Cianni – Gays in the Military: How America Thanked Me
“Don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT) was the official United States policy on gays serving in the military from December 21, 1993, to September 20, 2011. I discovered it by reading a great book called Here’s What We’ll Say: Growing Up, Coming Out,…
Andrew Miksys – Disko
For almost 10 years, I spent many weekends photographing in village discos in Lithuania. Most of these discos are located in Soviet era culture houses. Sometimes I would rummage around the back rooms and find broken Lenin paintings, Soviet movie…
Kyoko Hamada – I used to be you
Iused to be you. If I met Kikuchiyo-san, I might just smile at her and be quiet for a while. She probably wouldn’t say much either; she might just nod and smile if I spoke about anything at all. Or,…
Dave Jordano – Detroit, Unbroken Down
First thing that came in my mind when I read the news about Detroit’s bankruptcy was to find some historical photographs. I discovered Arthur Siegel (1913-1978), one of the most important pioneers of colour photography, on Shorpy website with a beautiful town…
