Men in ’80s New York strip clubs spent hours ogling dancers. Meet the women who looked back
‘As a young woman with a beautiful body, there’s power to say, These are gorgeous tits. Eat your heart out.’ Jane Dickinson and Claudia Summer...
My reckoning with faith, inequality, and late capitalism in Mecca
Using photography as a means to process his pilgrimage, Raafae Ghory finds solidarity and contradiction.
Their lands, our future: photographing the resiliency and innovation in the Zambian floodplains
Laurence Ellis documents the Barotseland region for Document's Fall/Winter 2019 issue.
From black holes to underground raves, Wolfgang Tillmans discovers the spiritual power of collective action
Featuring contributions from artists, scientists, and philosophers, Aperture magazine’s Winter 2019 issue calls for a new model of spirituality that champions solidarity over self-betterment.
‘Lucas’ captures the DIY determination of a teenager growing up in the shadow of the bygone Soviet era
The short film by Ryan Koopmans and Alice Wexell reveals a hopeful future among architectural histories.
Photographer Lucie Rox’s exploration of solitary travel in Japan—with help from Barthes
In Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, the photographer ruminates on the experience of tourism and the responsibility of an artist abroad.
Meet the spiritual healers and mediums of Cassadaga, Florida—‘the psychic capitol of the world’
Photographer Frankie Alduino documents the people living and practicing in the tight-knit community.
Over 7 years and 8 countries, Chris Rhodes photographed the overlooked objects and scenes that make up our lives
An orange juicebox, tissue paper atop a toilet, and a half-opened mail slot—Rhodes imbues ephemeral, mundane moments with renewed significance in ‘Hotel Mermaid Club.’
Photographer Farah Al Qasimi channels her insider-outsider experiences into lyrical, anti-imperialist art
Document visited the artist's Bushwick studio, where Al Qasimi opened up about culture shock, the gendered nature of exorcisms, and why she's done being pigeonholed...
Hank Korsan and Tyrell Hampton take us through the Lower Manhattan party scene’s new guard
The generation that grew up on ‘High School Musical’ is leading the charge for chill, feel-good nightlife.
Maripol, godmother of instant photography, on the serendipitous magic of Polaroids
Late nights at the Mudd Club, stolen motorcycles, and evading indecent exposure charges—the artist on the gritty glamour of late ’70s New York and being...
Mitch Epstein confronts America’s psychological darkness in ‘Sunshine Hotel’
From hippie snake charmers to Trump Tower cheerleaders, the photographer's latest book forces us to lower our defenses and reckon with the disorder and pain...
The fall of the Berlin Wall: a visual timeline
30 years later, experience the moments where everything changed, through the lenses of photographers on the ground.
Thomas Lohr imagines the dynamic inner life of a rock
In 'Gezeiten,' the photographer details his unconventional relationship with a 2-meter piece of rock bed on the shores of Devon
William Selden’s ‘oil paintings’ aren’t quite what they seem
In a new exhibition, the fashion photographer (and fine artist) debuts his most exquisitely deceptive work.
Borderlands: Mitch Epstein’s portfolio of America’s changing physical and social landscape
From gun-toting ranchers to sweeping mountain vistas, the photographer unravels the implicit and explicit politics of the US-Mexico border.
Quil Lemons’s summer in photos: intimate portraits and the ‘boys of Soho’
Earlier this year, Document tapped some of our favorite creative minds to capture the magic of summertime on film.
Thomas Lohr’s summer in pictures: salty air and golden light in Corsica
Earlier this year, Document tapped some of our favorite creative minds to capture the magic of summertime on film.
Ludovic de Saint Sernin’s summer in pictures: the Fire Island pines and Parisian birthdays
Earlier this year, Document tapped some of our favorite creative minds to capture the magic of summertime on film.
Simon Burstall captured the weird magic of Sydney’s ’90s rave scene
The photographer's new book '’93: Punching the Light' is a visual love letter to the DIY underground movement.
Lili Sumner’s summer in pictures: cliffside sunbathing and lazy afternoons
Earlier this year, Document tapped some of our favorite creative minds to capture the magic of summertime on film.
Jonas Glöer’s summer in pictures: empty Nova Scotia beaches and Kiki Willems
Earlier this year, Document tapped some of our favorite creative minds to capture the magic of summertime on film.
Cyndia Harvey’s summer in pictures: Muay Thai, drag bars, and chicken feet in Bangkok
Earlier this year, Document tapped some of our favorite creative minds to capture the magic of summertime on film.
Jawara’s summer in pictures: late nights in St. Martin and rum punch on the sea
Earlier this year, Document tapped some of our favorite creative minds to capture the magic of summertime on film.
Daniel C. Blight leverages imagery to help us unravel the systemic roots of white supremacy
'The Image of Whiteness', a multimedia collection of imagery and interviews released yesterday, examines whiteness and highlights artists who have risen to challenge it.
Euphoric photos from India’s most extravagant weddings, before the guests have even arrived
Stefan Dottor captures the unexpected humanity in Mumbai’s booming wedding business.
Justin von Olderhausen photographs his longtime tenants as North Bronx royalty
In a dazzling fashion editorial, von Olderhausen honors the residents he encountered while working in real estate in Bronx's Little Italy.
Craig McDean’s latest book ‘Manual’ is an elegant collision of muscle cars and femme fashion
The preeminent photographer combines car iconography with images from his fashion archive.
Nike’s Jay Paavonpera is still inspired by his New Yorker rejection letter
PR man by day, artist by night, Paavonpera keeps the creative energy flowing in his latest exhibition.
Land, dignity, and ethics: Mitch Epstein photographs the remnants of our American Dream
As centuries of environmental and human rights abuses come to a head, ‘Property Rights’ asks what we're willing to sacrifice.
Marcus Leatherdale remembers photographing Divine, Mapplethorpe, and Lower Manhattan’s ‘last hurrah’
"I didn’t realize I was archiving an era that was going to be extinct; I was just photographing my friends.”
In Kohei Yoshiyuki’s photographs of sex in public parks, we’re all voyeurs
The photographer took thrilling, transgressive photos of young couples—and their onlookers—in 1970s Tokyo.
Marie Tomanova captures the haunting discomfort of being lost in her own homeland
The photographer's new exhibition, 'Like a Dream,' reveals her first trip back to the Czech Republic in eight years.
Anna Victoria Best’s ‘Ottilie’ is an immersive exhibition starring one model
The photographer challenges out definition of 'zine' with her latest edition of 'AVB.'
Post-Stonewall, drenched in sunlight: Alvin Baltrop chronicled the sexual frontier of ’70s New York
The Bronx-born photographer never achieved the success of Mapplethorpe or Hujar, but his images from Manhattan's West Side Piers illuminate a forgotten era.
A world without men: photos from the feminist lesbian utopias of ’80s America
Carmen Winant's ‘Notes on Fundamental Joy’ goes inside the womyn-only communities created across the Pacific Northwest.
Before Boris, there was Thatcher: youth revolt in ’70s London
Photographer Janette Beckman looks back at the mods, punks, and ska kids who stuck it to the man before callouts were cool.
2019 in photojournalism: encapsulating the stories we can’t afford to forget
Humanizing the headlines at this year's World Press Photo Exhibition.
Road-tripping with model and photographer Julia Campbell-Gillies
Emily Lipson photographs Campbell-Gillies on the Long Island Expressway, as the two discuss why fashion isn't ‘stupid girls playing dress up.’
Meet 5 emerging photographers confronting race, gender, and identity
Red Hook Labs spotlights 25 globe-spanning artists, selected by a panel including Kim Jones and Edward Enninful.
Barrio Chino: meet the Chinese-Cubans fighting to keep their culture alive
Photographer Sean Alexander Geraghty shares stories from Havana’s Chinatown—once the largest in all of Latin America.
Sarai Mari owns her existential crisis
Captivating images of paranoia and fantasy from the photographer's latest book.
5 young photographers pushing the bounds of ‘feminine beauty’
Document's favorite emerging photographers from Dior Makeup’s Photography Award for Young Talent exhibition.
Documenting the rites and rituals of India’s sacred water source
Amidst political turmoil over water rights, pollution, and scarcity, photographer Marc Hibbert captures small moments of ecstasy and serenity at the Ganges.
‘Chronicles’: a fantasy anthology starring Ajak Deng and @uglyworldwide
Fashion photography's answer to 'Game of Thrones.'
Arlene Gottfried photographed the magic and madness of Old New York
During the '70s and '80s, Gottfried captured the soul of local communities from Poet's Café to Coney Island.
Robert Giard photographed over 600 LGBTQ writers—5 of them share their stories
'Particular Voices' saw Giard capture America's queer literary giants alongside emerging talents, treating each with a profound sense of urgency.
Underground fetish legend Rick Castro opens his 30-year photography archive
The 'King of Fetish' gives his thoughts on voyeurism, motocross, and gifs ahead of his exhibition, 'GLORY HOLE.'
John Edmonds’ 5 books for the serious daydreamer
The photographer assembles books to spark a 'Walter Mitty'-esque escape.
