Representation

If photography is limitless, why doesn't it represent everyone?
Photography

If photography is limitless, why doesn't it represent everyone?

Championing other voices — Documentary photography has the power to transport us around the world. But in an industry dominated by a small pool of perspectives, who tells these stories is just as important as the stories themselves. As part of a new series on Huck, photography platforms Native and Everyday Projects have teamed up to reset the balance, illuminating stories that would otherwise go unseen.

Written by: Laura Beltrán Villamizar

The cam girls dragging renaissance art into the 21st century
Art

The cam girls dragging renaissance art into the 21st century

Reclaiming the gaze — Artist and curator Sessa Omoregie merges Boticcelli's Venus and other famous renaissance images with webcam selfies from today, posing questions about identity and what it means to a woman online.

Written by: Biju Belinky

This student took 400 low-income girls of colour to see Hidden Figures
Film

This student took 400 low-income girls of colour to see Hidden Figures

Representation matters — 18-year-old activist and writer June Eric-Udorie crowdfunded a screening of Hidden Figures for girls of colour in London, because how we see ourselves on screen matters.

Written by: Marta Bausells

The stylish self-portraits of Namibia’s last nomadic people
Culture

The stylish self-portraits of Namibia’s last nomadic people

Representation vs. reality — When photographer Kyle Weeks offered his camera to Namibia’s indigenous OvaHimba people, it subverted a long-standing power dynamic to reveal a hidden sense of identity.

Written by: Kyle Weeks

Black British podcasts are challenging the lack of diversity in UK media
Culture

Black British podcasts are challenging the lack of diversity in UK media

Podcasting so white no longer — African-American podcasting has long been making waves on the other side of the pond. Now a new wave of Black British podcasts are shaking up the UK’s white-dominated media. Black listeners in the UK finally have homegrown podcasts that truly reflect and cater to them, and don't have to look in other places for that representation.

Written by: Tenelle Ottley-Matthew

Meet Michaela Angela Davis: the image activist infiltrating the mainstream
Activism

Meet Michaela Angela Davis: the image activist infiltrating the mainstream

Challenging perceptions — Michaela Angela Davis has been championing diversity in mainstream culture for over a decade, challenging the narrow representations of women of colour.

Written by: Adriana Monsalve

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