Photography at the edge of catastrophe
Edward Burtynsky’s 'The Great Acceleration' positions images as stark reminders that the decisions we make now will define the future of life on Earth
“Did anything happen in Leeds–yes, yes it did”
In ‘Melanie and the Miners’ Strike,’ artist Victoria Gill reframes cultural memory with her mother’s glam snapshots of the 1980s in Northern England
Marie Tomanova, for you, for us
With a new book and an HBO documentary, the photographer turns the lens both outward and inward, charting the messy, joyful act of becoming
Documenting desire in ‘My Romantic Ideal’
Photographer Slava Mogutin unites 28 artists across generations for an exhibition at the Bureau of General Services—Queer Division
From excess to intimacy: Spyros Rennt’s evolution in ‘To Kiss Against the Fire’
The Greek photographer reflects on the shift from documenting nightlife hedonism to capturing queer intimacy in his largest exhibition yet at Berlin’s Rosegarden
Arthur Elgort and the city that made him
At AIPAD, Arthur Elgort reflects on four decades of capturing spontaneous elegance in a live talk with Sophie Elgort and Dara Allen
Love is the message
In a debut portfolio for the inaugural issue of Notes on Beauty, we explore beauty through the lens of those who have indelibly shaped the...
The mirror and the mirage: Fashion photography in a culture of resistance
A talk given at Statements on Style, as part of the MoMA Forum on Contemporary Photography, by Nick Vogelson, Editor-in-Chief, Document Journal and Notes on...
Kingsley Ifill is in no rush
In his latest exhibition, 'Blue Roan' at Hannah Barry Gallery in London, the artist brings together 15 years of instinct-driven image-making, carving frames by hand,...
Adam Friedlander’s ‘As the Crow Flies’ explores the emotional weight of Scottish landscapes
The photographer’s new series embraces motion and in-between spaces
Zegna’s Fall/Winter 2025 menswear collection displays the continuity between innovation and tradition
Document goes behind-the-scenes to chronicle preparations for the brand’s latest show exploring the possibilities of wool
Iwan Baan’s ‘Rome — Las Vegas’ explores both cities from above and below
The photographer’s recent project asks how architecture shapes reality in an era of mass tourism and simulation
‘I’m Sorry But Your Opinion Means Very Little to Me’ visualizes simplicity in the Aegean Sea
From children at play to now-social-media-famous barflies, Max Lancaster captures a slower way of life
David Gray’s ‘Wait For It’ renders New York City as a playground of light and shadow
Document sits down with the artist to discuss the poetic and playful aspects to his monograph of street photography
Apple blends science and art to revolutionize mobile image-making
Document sits down with Chief Aesthetics Scientist Pamela Chen and iPhone Senior Product Manager Jeremy Hendricks to discuss how the latest iPhones leverage the history...
Ethan James Green reconceptualizes the classic bombshell
In his multi-year photographic project ‘Bombshell,’ the artist probes conceptions of beauty, femininity, and glamor
Mark Armijo McKnight’s ‘Decreation’ undoes the self
The artist’s solo exhibition at The Whitney invokes existential landscapes as sites for unbecoming
Whole Festival 2024 through the eyes and lens of Spyros Rennt
The photographer documents everything from dance floor makeouts to Monday-morning euphoria during the three-day fête
Lily Burgess and Lauren Massie’s ‘A Vehement Flame’ is a photographic manifestation of love’s unpredictability
Told in 14 blown-up Polaroids and a collage at PALO Gallery, the couple’s first exhibition showcases their tumultuous relationship in all its authentic glory
Benjamin Fredrickson’s ‘Wedgies’ turn schoolyard antics into ass-up uncanniness
Document joins the New York-based artist for a sweaty rooftop shoot ahead of the release of his latest photo book
Steven Cuffie’s relational image-making
A new zine and exhibition provide a glimpse into the rich archive of intimate portraits by the late photographer
Ben Werther asks if LARPing is the new readymade
War-zone fantasies meet suburban poetics in ‘When You Can No Longer Speak, Sing Me a Song,’ the artist’s solo exhibition at No Gallery
Bela Borsodi’s ‘Birth Life Death’ invents new dynamics for inanimate objects
On view at The Corner Gallery in upstate New York, the photographer’s mischievous exhibition creates existential language from the everyday
Drew Ducote’s ‘Rednecks with Paychecks’ showcases the torque of Texas’s underground motorist community
The New York-based artist mines the mud-slicked culture of his native Lone Star State in this photo story dedicated to the eponymous collective of offroaders
Silence sizzles in ‘Tiptoeing Through the Kitchen’, Luhring Augustine’s latest group show
The exhibition delves into the mysteries and emotions buried beneath the surface of a photograph
Inside the secret libidinal archive of George Platt Lynes
Director Sam Shahid joins photographer Bruce Weber to discuss the artist’s clandestine homoerotic nudes, documented in his new film ‘Hidden Master’
Danny Lim takes us into the unseen heart of Stockholm
In his new photobook ‘Green’, the New York-based photographer turns his camera on the expressive youth and mossy parklands of Stockholm’s industrial waterfront
Officine Générale’s portraits of persona
Photographer Laurence Ellis and stylist Giovanni Laudicina take an introspective approach with these never-before-seen photos
For Hugo Comte, abstraction is the highest form of flattery
The renowned fashion photographer sits down with Document to discuss love, inspiration, and attitude in his debut film, ‘Purring Metal’
Eduard Sánchez Ribot makes magic of the mundane
In an exclusive photo diary for Document, the photographer captures the quotidian beauty of his trip through South Korea
Solange continues to examine intimacy in transition through portraiture series
In her second installment with Document, the artist shares snapshots from the past three years taken by photographers Raphael Rios, Kobe Wagstaff, and Courtney Yates
Bobby Doherty equates the mundane with the remarkable
Upon the release of ‘Dream About Nothing,’ the photographer joins Document to unpack his methodology
Sam Youkilis’s ‘Somewhere’ charts the strangeness of the everyday
The photographer’s new book functions as a diary, tracing the contours between memory and reality
Marcus Maddox captures the everyday romance of the music scene
With his series ‘Pom Poms,’ the photographer offers intimate glimpses of the lives of artists and the crowd, across three American cities
Running with kites
Photographer Edd Horder and stylist Lilia Toncheva O’Rourke practice Afghanistan’s national pastime, positioning play as an act of resistance
For Viviane Sassen, art is a canvas for hopes, wishes, and uncertainties
Spanning photography, collage, painting, and video, ‘Phosphor: Art & Fashion’ celebrates a chameleonic practice across three decades
In ‘Love Me Again,’ Michella Bredahl portraits femininity
The photographer joins Document to elaborate on the making of her book and the making of her mindset
Oji Haynes’s photographs preserve a language of Black life
With ‘Drylongso,’ the artist leans into details, honing in on the fantastical elements of his reality
For Carlijn Jacobs, reality is a bore
The photographer’s surreal images are on view at Amsterdam’s Foam Museum, showcasing a compelling universe where fantasy and history mingle
‘What’s My Name’ captures the warmth of Micaiah Carter
The photographer’s new book portraits an earnestly uncorrupted version of the American Dream, traversing quiet moments of meditation and joy
‘My friends are cyborgs, but that’s okay’ portraits a posthuman paradise
Photographer Ramona Wang joins Document to delineate between punctums and paintings, humans and cyborgs, and stereotypes and realities
Stacy Kranitz captures Appalachia as it is
Following the release of ‘As It Was Give(n) to Me,’ the photographer joins Document to unravel the region she calls home
‘HOME and AWAY’ is a testament to Alasdair McLellan’s enduring instinct
With 500 images, the two-book set spans more than three decades of the photographer’s work, from his adolescence to the present day
‘Tagadà’ charts the electrifying funfairs of Paolo Zerbini’s youth
The photography book follows teenagers navigating love, angst, and nightlife against the flickering neons of a rural Italian summer
Portraits of Brussels’s free party movement, through James Brodribb’s lens
Galvanized by a radical collectivist spirit and a love of hardcore music, the scene is alive and well—albeit on the fringes
‘Ed Templeton: Wires Crossed’ immortalizes DIY skate culture’s heyday
Before brand deals and camera phones, there was a fully grassroots community, united by youth and a craving for self-conquest
A portrait of queerness in Egypt, through the lens of Jérémie Chegrane
For Document, the artist shares a series of images that act as both a love story and as testament to a suppressed gay reality
Sam Penn’s ‘Some Girls’ is made of intimate odes to womanhood
In her first published work, the New York-based photographer renders magic from memories, finding permanence in passing moments of affection
The queer performers keeping the Chelsea’s subversive legacy alive
Decades after its heyday, the historic hotel serves as a safe haven for burlesque and sideshow artists to perform their most transgressive acts
