2Tribes
Walking down a busy beach in Spain, photographer Lucia Herrero was struck by the range of human interactions, experiences and emotions on display in this very public sphere. Sitting cheek-to-jowl on the hot sand, these vacationers—young and old, and from diverse cultures—created a portrait of humanity in repose. Inspired by this tableau, Herrero decided to create a series that uses a traditional portrait set-up to pay homage to this diverse collection of people. The resulting project, Tribes, is a unique study of humanity at ease. In moments of relaxation, we are at our most vulnerable, and Herrero’s photographs capture an assortment of emotional relationships and dynamics.
3Give a homeless person a camera, and they will look at the city in a new way
You’re worth nothing,” Colin’s stepfather used to tell him as a child. Even now, sleeping rough on the streets of Manchester, the words haunt him; as a child he started believing it himself, and is still racked with self-doubt.
It’s easier not to think what demons might be plaguing a person sleeping rough. Much simpler to keep walking, pass them by: out of sight, out of mind. It’s the natural response, says Alex Greenhalgh, co-founder of social enterprise People of the Streets.
“The norm is being ignored or sidelined,” he says. “Or pitied with an awkward smile. It’s a totally isolating experience.”
The one perspective nobody ever sees, says Greenhalgh, is the one that really matters: that of the person in the doorway, the man or woman inside the sleeping bag, and the world as they see it looking out.
4Photo Series Captures The Loneliness Of Living In New York City
An evocative photo series is highlighting the feeling of loneliness in big city dwellers.
“Loneliness” by Luc Kordas includes candid photos of individuals out and about in New York City. Kordas told HuffPost this project came to be after a fellow street photographer reviewing his portfolio pointed out that his work features “a lot of lonely looking people” and suggested it could be a series.
“I think the idea of making a series on loneliness resonated with me so much because I had been hearing about it and witnessing it as a New Yorker ever since I moved here. It seems to be this huge city’s leitmotif,” the photographer said.
5Photographing His Own Cancer Treatment: ‘A Hell I Wasn’t Ready For’
Mark Richards thought he was done being a photojournalist. Then he had a rare cancer diagnosed. He had devoted his life to documenting the world, but now he wanted to tell his own story.
“The project was thrust upon me,” Mr. Richards, 63, said from his home in San Rafael, Calif.
In a series of photographs called “Darkness at Noon: My Time in Radiation,” Mr. Richards chronicles his time in treatment with the raw intimacy of personal perspective. His photographs range from being strapped down in a CT scanner to self-portraits showing the emotional toll of radiation.
6Photographer Niall McDiarmid travels from town to town to capture the essence of Britain
Niall McDiarmid travels up and down the country to capture portraits of the people of Britain. Each image, with their pops of colour and character, beautifully summarises the mood of each place he visits. “It’s an interesting time to be a British photographer”, Niall tells It’s Nice That. “Britain, along with many other European countries, has become much more diverse, and I want to capture that in my own style”. Niall’s project, Town to Town is packed full of people of all ethnicities, sexualities and genders, truly reaching into the heart of Britain.
Niall’s interest in photojournalism began as a child. “My grandfather had a passion for sending stories to the local paper back home in Perthshire, and I started doing the same”, he explains. Most British citizens tend to turn further afield to find the exotic; however, Niall looks into his backyard, garnering inspiration from home and highlighting how the beautiful can be found right here. “I realised from early on that I wanted this to be a long-term project”, the photographer tells us. “I had to fit it around my life, so going abroad was not an option, and I wanted to see the country”. Niall predominantly uses train travel, “studying maps and possible destinations late at night”. Occasionally he turns up “at a local railway station and picks a town simply because it’s cheap to get to”, he comments.
