Brutalism in Tangier, Morocco’s most artistic city
Commanding magnificent views over the city of Tangier and the Atlantic ocean, the villa of Berber architect Mokhtar El Boufounas is a surrealist design…
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Dougie Wallace interview: Road Wallah – a requiem to Mumbai’s cab drivers in photos
Words by Alex Durham The evolution of India’s modernising metropolis is bittersweet. As an environmentally conscious model city emerges, Mumbai’s iconic Padmini taxis are…
“Before they pass away” Q&A: fading cultures in photography by Jimmy Nelson
Words by Alex Durham Jimmy Nelson, in his documentary photography volume Before they Pass Away, offers us a series of gorgeous portraits of the…
Refugee Trails: A European Odyssey – a deeper perspective on the refugee situation
Since 2015, we have been witnessing one of the worst global humanitarian crises of our time – the Syrian Civil war. Millions of innocent…
Artist response to Christchurch collapse
Staying in Christchurch, New Zealand for anything longer than a few days is not on the usual traveler’s itinerary. Two earthquakes in 2011 flattened…
Guernica: Where the wall speaks
The bombing of Guernica (26 April 1937) was an aerial attack on the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. It was…
Blood and Bone: Funeral Rituals in Tana Toraja, Indonesia
My days in Tana Toraja embodied the Indonesian flag: Red and white —which to some, symbolise dara and tulang. Blood and bone. It was a fascinating cultural and emotional experience….
Our Lady of the Dew : Pilgrimage in the Marshes of Doñana National Park
Every late Spring a small, sleepy village in the Doñana National Park comes alive as a million pairs of human and animal feet pound…
Windows of the World: Photographer reveals the distinctive personalities of European cities
Having travelled the world for the duration of his career, Portuguese photographer André Vincente Gonçalves creates a portal into European culture through capturing countless windows around the continent…
INTERZONE : Tangier’s Hedonistic Years
I made the journey to Interzone from Tarifa across the 11 mile stretch of Atlantic water where, in the distance, the Rif mountains stood…
Nashik Kumbh Mela 2015
As one of the world’s largest peaceful gatherings, Kumbh Mela is full of colour, different faiths, and masses of people. It is India’s most venerated…
Delhi Photo Festival 2015
The Delhi Photo Festival is a celebration of international photography, with its third edition as India’s biggest festival of its kind running from October…
Chefchaouen, Morocco: The Blue City of the Jebala
The city of Chefchaouen, the jewel of the fierce Jebala tribe in the Rif Mountains of Morocco, sits cradled under the twin peaks of…
Best of Frieze Art Fair London 2015
Every October, the green expanse of London’s Regents Park brings over 160 galleries together to showcase an orgy of paintings, sculptures, photographs and installations…
Homeless photograph their world for My London Calendar
Bizarre Culture was lucky enough to speak to Cafe Art director Paul Ryan about the project he set up with Michael Wong to connect…
The Streets of Bucharest’s Old Town
Bucharest is a city of contrast. Remnants of its elegant history collide with the legacy of communism and the past two decades of modernisation. Nowhere…
Notting Hill Carnival through our lense
For the last 49 years Notting Hill Carnival has been a rare opportunity for Londoners to unclench their stiff upper lips, dust off their…
Of Gods and Men, Varanasi, India: Documentary Photography by Geoffrey Billett
The notion that a whole city can exist on a spiritual fault line where the boundaries between the secular and spiritual worlds are almost…
Documentary Photography from Geoffrey Billett: Kumbh Mela, India
Geoffrey Billett spent most of his career as a Community Psychiatric Nurse for a Health and Social Care Trust. He retired in 2012 and…
Away from the city: nature photography by Sam Hudson
How would you describe your art? Sam: My photography is defined by its natural aesthetic. There’s many things I love about nature photography….
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