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A woman expresses how it feels to survive rape: Elisa Iannacone’s best photograph
She wanted to be pictured on the edge of an abyss. The dress represented her career, her relationships – everything that had been ripped away from her
Interview by Edward Siddons
10, May, 2023 @1:55 PM
A hitch-hiker in the baking Saudi desert: James Deavin’s best photograph
‘It was late morning and nearly 40 degrees on the road to Riyadh. Jalal was very keen for me to take his picture. I felt incredibly guilty leaving him there’
Interview by Edward Siddons
12, Apr, 2023 @2:06 PM
Bloodshed and resilience in a Mogadishu fish market: Tariq Zaidi’s best photograph
‘Taking photos here wasn’t easy. Stand still for too long and you’d get barged out of the way by busy shoppers – or whacked by a fin or a tail’
Interview by Edward Siddons
05, Apr, 2023 @2:42 PM
Legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins’ best photograph: Weston-super-Mare in the rain
The man who filmed Skyfall, Blade Runner 2049 and No Country for Old Men started out as a photographer in Devon. He explains why this shot of a bus-stop, taken at the height of the British summer, is his best
Edward Siddons
23, Nov, 2022 @3:00 PM
A migrant takes a serene selfie – Adam Ferguson’s best photograph
‘Stephanie was 17, a Guatemalan migrant about to try to enter the US. She took this herself, radiating serenity during one of the most precarious moments of her life’
Interview by Edward Siddons
15, Jun, 2022 @2:00 PM
A joyous Syrian refugee graduates high school – Marlena Waldthausen’s best photograph
‘These three women fled to Germany from Syria. This is Malak’s joyful graduation day, which is being livestreamed to her family back home’
Interview by Edward Siddons
20, Apr, 2022 @2:00 PM
The face of modern slavery in Malawi: Håvard Bjelland’s best photograph
‘I stayed in a tent nearby, waking up at 4am to begin the hour-long walk towards the pits. By the time we arrived, the miners had already been working for hours’
Interview by Edward Siddons
06, Apr, 2022 @1:39 PM
The brave woman who symbolises Ukraine: Mark Neville’s best photograph
‘This image is from a collection I made called Stop Tanks With Books. I have sent out 750 free copies to try to stop the war’
Interview by Edward Siddons
23, Feb, 2022 @3:16 PM
The uncanny emptiness of the wealth-accumulating city: Jordi Barreras’s best photograph
‘This lone figure, overwhelmed by the scale of the buildings around her, was part of series about work culture and burnout’
Interview by Edward Siddons
09, Feb, 2022 @3:00 PM
Joy and nakedness at San Francisco’s Dyke March: Phyllis Christopher’s best photograph
‘The march is like our Christmas – the biggest night of the year, where women celebrate half naked and anything goes’
Interview by Edward Siddons
12, Jan, 2022 @4:18 PM
Fabrice Monteiro’s best photograph: a spirit emerges from a rubbish dump in Senegal
‘The model is holding a child’s doll, looking out over the wreckage. It represents the future generations we’re condemning to environmental catastrophe’
Interview by Edward Siddons
24, Nov, 2021 @3:45 PM
Two lovers kiss behind a tree: Clifford Prince King’s best photograph
‘It’s a private moment but in a wide open public space. It made me think about how queer Black men struggle to be seen for our true selves’
Interview by Edward Siddons
27, Oct, 2021 @1:22 PM
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