Provocateurs Peter Berlin and Brontez Purnell on public sex, immortality, and the importance of self-authorship
For Document's Summer/Pre-Fall 2021 issue, the photographer and the writer share stories from the vanguard of art's erotic avant-garde
‘America 1970s/80s’ investigates the impact of New World culture on Helmut Newton’s portraiture
The exhibition communicates an era of free-spirited individualism as captured by Newton and his contemporaries
Photographer Mona Haidar illuminates the vast scope of Muslim women’s existences
Collaborating with real-life friends, Haidar articulates a vision of hijab-wearing women that goes way beyond ‘checkbox diversity’
Ming Smith captures the strength and sisterhood in women’s basketball
For the 25th anniversary of the WNBA, Jordan Brand enlists the photographer for a celebration of its female athletes
To photographer Bryan Schutmaat, the American West is a boundless muse
Approaching his subjects with humility and gratitude, the photographer documents areas on the periphery of the American experience
Hördur Ingason captures the spirit of Copenhagen youth
The photographer celebrates a generation undaunted by the pandemic in personal black and white portraits
Finally, a Polaroid camera for going out
Launched today, the world's smallest instant analog camera is perfect for spontaneous moments of inspiration
Lukasz Pukowiec captures moments of sun-soaked calm in Zanzibar
The photographer provides warm glimpses of life in the Tanzanian archipelago
Justine Kurland’s ‘SCUMB Manifesto’ creates a vision of female artistic legacy
Inspired by Valerie Solanas, the photographer's latest project slices away the influence of male artistic 'geniuses' to make room for women in the canon
Hedi Slimane’s photographs capture the freedom of performance
The photographer and fashion designer exhibits ‘Sun of Sound,’ featuring portraits of Lou Reed, Amy Winehouse, and Pete Doherty
Julien Sage captures the enduring eccentricities of Venice Beach
“Through gentrification and a worldwide pandemic, the microcosm that is Venice has kept its identity and the unique magic that has always existed there."
Julia Cumming on finding herself by becoming someone else
The Sunflower Bean front woman’s visual “cover” of the punk icon Nina Hagen is a meditation on authorship, identity, and creative liberation
Juergen Teller’s off-center celebrity portraits have the internet divided
Teller’s celebrity portraits rocked Twitter last week—but in the context of the photographer’s extensive oeuvre, they're part of his larger crusade to problematize “beauty”
Pacifico Silano’s ‘I wish I never Saw the Sunshine’ collages queer identity from the tattered folds of gay erotica
The photographer and legendary drag queen Linda Simpson discuss honoring the legacy of their queer predecessors
Photographer Jason Landis explores the intimacies of evolution
Set in the depths of the rainforest, Jason Landis' new book, ‘When I Close My Eyes I See A Golden Orb,’ captures the innate ability...
Photographer Jack Davison finds hope in the quiet of extinction
In his new book ‘Ol Pejeta,’ the London-based artist documents the last northern white rhinos on Earth
To Marta Pawłowska and Paolo Musa, the body is a canvas
The model and photographer's new project is a journey of self-exploration and creative confidence
Inside the US Capitol insurrection with photographer Mark Peterson
Peterson discusses January 6th, his book "Political Theater," and how he captures the grotesque nature of US politics
Shirin Neshat’s ‘Land of Dreams’ is an absurdist journey into our subconscious minds
The Iranian artist has lived in the U.S. in self-imposed exile for 40 years. But she hasn't turned her lens to American society until now,...
Joseph Rodriguez’s ‘Taxi’ portraits capture the special bond between strangers in an unforgiving city
The cabbie-turned-photographer's new book is a heartfelt tribute to the glory days of NYC's iconic yellow cab
Solange and Rafael Rios examine intimacy in transition through portraiture
Solange believes in the power of documenting transitional moments in life through art. Photographer Rafael Rios captures her during a period of passage.
Sasha Grey and Isabella Lovestory are the future of post-digital desire
The porn legend and reggaeton pop princess on sexuality, art in the attention economy, and making their catholic guilt work for them
Photographer Edd Horder honors the hospital workers on Britain’s COVID front lines
From doctors and nurses to cleaners, caterers, and chaplains, Horder captures the everyday humans comprising a heroic collective force
Thomas Prior captures moments of fleeting spectacle and impossible beauty
The photographer has dedicated his career to pulling back the curtain, but in his new book 'Amen Break,' he creates magic by scrambling the familiar
Photographer Dustin Thierry chronicles the underground Ballroom scene in his new exhibition, Opulence
The Curaçao native traveled throughout Europe, documenting vibrant communities in a celebration of Blackness, beauty, and queerness
The photographs of John Edmonds examine realness and ritual in the Black diaspora
For 'A Sidelong Glance,' the photographer worked with Ralph Ellison's collection of Central and West African sculptures, weaving together the contemporary and the ancestral
Okay Kaya is cool with being herself, but also wouldn’t mind being a squid
The model and musician tells Document about her favorite card game, her biggest fear, and her dreams of living underwater
Zora J Murff’s photography will have you questioning your beliefs
From juvenile justice to redlining, the artist joins Document to discuss good aesthetics, Blackness, and navigating art world capitalism
In Marie Tomanova’s New York, anyone can be your friend
The Czech Republic-born photographer tells us the stories behind her new solo exhibition at Tschechisches Zentrum Berlin
In Pat Martin’s sun-drenched world, we are never strangers
The California photographer takes us beneath the golden washes of West Coast sun, toward a deeper study of the American family
Behind the terrifying masks of the Mamuthones, a message of solidarity and renewal
Photographer Martin Mae captures the ancient Sardinian tradition
Living artwork Daniel Lismore found his deepest passions in quarantine. Twice.
Vidar Logi captures the artist's stunning creations set against the majesty of the Icelandic landscape
For Thailand’s queer students, self-expression is an act of protest
Photographer Watsamon Tri-Yasakda documents a new generation of LGBTQ students fighting against uniformity
The Great Escape: Inside Karine Laval’s intimate Brooklyn backyard photography show
The photographer offers an otherworldly alternative to the gallery experience in the post-Covid era
Thomas Lohr’s quarantine-era ‘street’ photographs immortalize Paris at its most eerie
In 'View Point,' Thomas Lohr and artist Olu Odukoya highlight the intimacy and isolation of urban living under lockdown
June Canedo spotlights the unseen plight of America’s Brazilian immigrant population
The artist's upcoming documentary 'Beachhead' pays tribute to the struggle and perseverance of the undocumented community in the time of COVID-19
My date with Joe Files
Fetish artist Rick Castro reflects on hookup culture in the queer underground of ’80s LA, before masked faces and fear of intimacy became the norm
Rick Castro captures Salvia as she’s never been seen before
Isolated at her parents' house in rural North Wales, the drag artist reveals herself without retouching, enhancements, or apps
Defying narratives of suffering, Kennedi Carter’s powerful images center Black joy
The 21-year-old photographer on leaving art school, combatting the erasure of Black cowboys, and why she's not moving to New York or LA
Catherine Servel captures her arty new jewelry collection on fruit, flowers, and family
The photographer carries her compositional sensibility into De Cosmi, a jewelry line meant to move with the body
Dominick Barcelona on how cars shaped his relationship to his stepfather—and to creativity
"For Will, Bobbie, Joe, and Fred, cars came with the promise of pride and freedom; a symbol of what could be."
The blurred faces—and ethics—of protest photography
Amid revelations of the NYPD’s biometric surveillance programs, photojournalists are forced to reconsider photography in public space.
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[Reframing the Future]: Over 50 photographers unite to combat white supremacy
Proceeds from the print sale are donated to the National Bail Out and the Marsha P. Johnson Institute
Discover La Palma, the Canary Islands’ ecological marvel
Photography duo Lola & Pani captures the island’s unique landscape and preservation practices
Yis Kid’s quarantine photo series captures our growing restlessness
In tribute to the Surrealists, the photographer invokes a creature from Greek mythology to express our state of collective confinement
At 80-years-old, Harlem photographer Shawn Walker finally gets his due
The Library of Congress has acquired Walker’s archive, placing his work alongside that of other Black cultural luminaries
Heather Glazzard and Nora Nord’s quarantine photos are a delightful critique of normie culture
In the photographers' homemade wonderland, shoes are fashioned from canned soup and Domino's boxes are headwear
This year’s Palm* Prize shortlist is a poignant reminder of life before lockdown
16 photographers recall the joyful, profound, and intimate moments behind their images
Sam Hellmann investigates social vulnerability in the corona era
The photographer's screenshots of Zoom chats with Lili Sumner, Lucien Smith, and more reveal the new frontier of friendships and intimacy
