Jordan Blake’s [@jordanblake10] work is a perpetual reminder of the beauty in blackness
Jordan Blake has gained a reputation for his ability to centralise and celebrate the black body. With a following of over 130k on TikTok, Blake has managed to steal the attention of many
Get to know @Aarafxadam, the creative on the horizon
Aaraf Adam is a creative director and writer working on projects that platform and celebrate black Muslim women in all their diversity. One of her most recent projects is ‘The beauty in being.’
@Thevisualchef looks ‘beyond the ordinary’
‘Representation’ is a buzzword people throw around within creative spaces – we frequently mention representation yet rarely realize it. Yet @Thevisualchef carries this mantle and shines a light on underrepresented forms of beauty. In
Love and life on film: Meet @FilmAbdi
@FilmAbdi’s work explores what it means to connect freely with oneself and others. Like many, he started pretty casually. He documented the mundane and the special – hanging out with his friends or
15 emerging photographers, a seven-day course, and only two days to shoot
September 2022, The Southbank Centre launched Photo-Fantastic, a seven-day creative photography course led by Holly-Marie Cato and Eddie Otchere offering emerging Black and dual heritage photographers the opportunity to develop their skills,
Revisiting Pieter Hugo’s Alluringly Haunting 2008 “Nollywood” Series
Between the years of 2008 and 2009, travelling into the heart of Nigeria—between the cities of Enugu and Asaba—Pieter Hugo’s retrospective captured the various actors in Nigeria’s movie industry, trailing his lens
‘A Mother’s Tale’ Exhibition – celebrating the legacy of Motherhood
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is ‘Breaking the Bias’ and in reflection, we could think of no greater example than that of Mothers: first-generation Mothers, migrant Mothers, working Mothers,
Abbey Road Studios Brings us the Music Photography Awards: Joined by guest judge Simon Wheatley
Hennessy is joining forces with the world-prestigious Abbey Road recording studios to announce the launch of the inaugral Music Photography Awards. A first of its kind, the MPAs strive to recognise the
Simon Wheatley on The Limitless Evolution of Subcultures
In the lead up to Abbey Road Studios’ newly announced Music Photography Awards–a first of it’s kind–GUAP caught up with Simon Wheatley, the groundbreaking social archivist and world renowned grime scene photographer
Beyond the binary: Stylist and Creative Director Stevie Gatez beautifully captures the fluidity of identity through fashion
Stevie Gatez delivers a striking series of photographs capturing ideas around gender nonconformity and non-binary identities. Born and raised in the Bronx, Stevie Gatez continues his 11-year creative practice in London. Gatez’s
Photographer Naomisha Phillips will make you want to be on a yacht, in Dubai, in a thong.
We may have been robbed of a proper summer in the UK but you can mentally escape in other ways. Live vicariously through photographer Naomisha Phillips’ series of images inspired by the
Photographer Alla Bogdanovic explores current cultural shifts in ‘Russian Seasons in the Backyard’
By Hrishika Maniar Whether it’s Navalny’s protests in Russia, or Black Lives Matter protests elsewhere, the world is united in creating a cultural shift – to build a future which is inclusive,