Pivot Points
The Manhood Academy where boys become men
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — In the final chapter of Pivot Points, stories of change from Huck photographers, Shannon Jensen Wedgwood heads to an academy of a different kind, where learning what it means to be a man is a rite of passage.
Written by: Shannon Jensen Wedgwood
The running group that get fit while doing good
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Tired of wasting energy on a treadmill, Goodgym is a community of runners who stop off to do good deeds on their daily jogs. Photographer Jackie Dewe-Mathews joins them on an altruistic mission.
Written by: Jackie Dewe-Mathews
Why you shouldn’t buy a puppy this Christmas
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Adopt from rescue, or if you're buying a pup always ask ‘Where's Mum?’, says Marc Abraham, a vet and animal welfare activist who’s seen the cruelty of puppy farms firsthand. Photographer Chris Bethell heads to his practice to see the battle in action, as he takes his message to Parliament and beyond.
Written by: Chris Bethell
The Beirut fashion school making education free
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Beirut-based photographer Natalie Naccache trains her lens on stories that challenge preconceptions of life in the Middle East. For this edition of Pivot Points - stories that shift a photographer’s perspective - she found herself drawn towards a creative space with big ambitions: to become a free university for fashion.
Written by: Natalie Naccache
A photographer reconnects with her roots in rural Quebec
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Toronto-based photographer Laurence Butet-Roch ventures to Inverness, a rural outpost settled by exiles and hippies, just as the annual beef festival rolls into town.
Written by: Laurence Butet-Roch
The filmmaker from Damascus finding inspiration in Berlin
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — In this edition of Pivot Points, stories that shift a photographer’s perspective, Lara Atallah spends time with Aghyad Abou Koura, a young Syrian filmmaker, and finds herself reconnecting with her own journey to image-making.
Written by: Lara Atallah
London’s ‘public’ spaces are not as free as they seem
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Huck photographer Tom Jamieson goes for a wander through the squares of London where the lines between public and private space are starting to blur.
Written by: Tom Jamieson
An American photographer chases escape outside the echo chamber
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Huck photographer Andrew White heads out of Brooklyn every summer, with a group of friends in tow, in search of swimming holes off the beaten path. In this edition of Pivot Points, stories that shift a photographer's perspective, he stumbles on moments of pure Americana outside the comfort of his bubble.
Written by: Andrew White
Community dinners are helping refugees feel at home in Berlin
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Berlin-based photographer Grey Hutton has been searching for answers to the refugee crisis since 2011. But it was around a kitchen table that he started to see people get a true taste of home – and found himself offered a seat in the process.
Written by: Grey Hutton
The Bristol Bike Project is transforming lives with the power of two wheels
Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Photographer James Arthur Allen uncovers a cycling community with a difference: one that isn’t just about repairing bikes, but fixing society.
Written by: James Arthur Allen
"If the world can see, the world can change"
Introducing Pivot Points: Stories of Change — Huck photographers catch a glimpse of a better future in a brand new photo series, learning from change-makers out on the frontlines and undertaking journeys of their own.
Written by: HUCK HQ