1980s
Portraits capturing the wild style of downtown New York
Strike a pose — Photographer Janette Beckman remembers travelling to NY to capture the city’s burgeoning hip hop scene and the fashion trailblazers who’d frequent her studio.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A kaleidoscopic portrait of British life in the ‘80s & ‘90s
The way we were — Photographer Homer Sykes is crowdfunding for a new book consisting of some his most striking magazine commissions, which together form a vibrant patchwork of the many different sides to life across the country during the Thatcher era.
Written by: Huck
How the lost music of aunt Mirry was brought back to life
Unheard world — We speak to musicians and brother-in-laws Tom Fraser and The Verve’s Simon Tong about reviving a late relative’s legacy after stumbling on her music by chance.
Written by: Jeremy Allen
Can cyberpunk ever reclaim its radicalism?
Reimagining dystopia — After the disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077, some critics questioned whether the game’s namesake genre had lost its way entirely. But there might still be a way to save cyberpunk from its inertia, writes Gerry Hart.
Written by: Gerry Hart
Captivating scenes of trans life across America in the ‘80s
Celebrating gender expression — For four decades, photographer Mariette Pathy Allen compassionately documented the transgender community, celebrating the profound humanity of those living outside the gender binary and their hidden worlds.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A colourful celebration of Glasgow in the ‘70s and ‘80s
Spirit of the city — Photographer Douglas Corrance, now age 73, remembers documenting scenes of daily life during a period in the Scottish city that saw urban decay give way to urban renewal.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Heady nights in ‘89 Ibiza, a clubbing paradise
Pure ecstasy — Photographer Dave Swindells remembers shooting Ibiza's open-air superclubs and daytime beach raves at a moment when the Island was on the cusp of a rave revolution.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The ferries, nightclubs and seaside revelry of '80s Dover
Port in a storm — Photographer Janine Wiedel remembers visiting the UK's major ferry port in 1989, where she immersed herself in a world that often felt frozen in time.
Written by: Charlotte Rawlings
Evocative shots of an '80s road trip down the A1
The Great North Road — Throughout 1981 and 1982, photographer Paul Graham traversed the length of the nation documenting scenes along the main highway between England and Scotland.
Written by: Zoe Whitfield
Halcyon days at an '80s Summer Solstice Festival
The wild bunch — Photographer Alan Lodge remembers shooting the mini utopia that was the Stonehenge Free Festival, an event held in the fields surrounding the legendary prehistoric monument.
Written by: Miss Rosen