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MySide: Richard Simpson

MySide

April 2nd, 2026

Richard Simpson introduces his documentary practice, from early influences to his life in the North East, reflecting on long-term projects shaped by local communities and landscapes as they change.
James Sebright: The Body and The Blood

James Sebright: The Body and The Blood

March 24th, 2026

MySide

Interview

In our new MySide interview, James Sebright discusses his project The Body & The Blood, reflecting on visual language, and photographing Smithfield Meat Market during the slow process of change.
MySide: Tearing Down Walls

MySide: Tearing Down Walls

March 17th, 2026

Alison Johansson

In Focus

Take an in focus look at Alison Johansson’s project Tearing Down Walls, documenting the final days of Glasgow’s Caledonia Road flats and the traces of domestic life left behind.
MySide: Scott Smith

MySide: Scott Smith

March 3rd, 2026

MySide

Interview

For our latest MySide interview, Scott Smith, aka The Bearded Skot, talks documenting the Newcastle University Gaza encampment from within, and building a record shaped by care and responsibility.
MySide: Silver Coins

MySide: Silver Coins

February 26th, 2026

Joseph Wilson

Photo Essay

A photo essay on Lynemouth’s shifting coast, where coal, waste and sea collide. Photographer Joseph Wilson pairs new images with lost industrial archives to confront energy, labour and erasure.
MySide: Adam Monaghan

MySide: Adam Monaghan

January 28th, 2026

MySide

Interview

For MySide, Adam Monaghan reflects on his long-term work in Suvilahti, Helsinki, and what it means to document places shaped by culture, access, and change.
Langholm Common Riding

Langholm Common Riding

January 25th, 2026

Matt MacPake

Photo Essay

Photographer Matt MacPake shares his project one of Scotland's oldest and most emotionally charged traditions: the Langholm Common Riding.
Coal Staiths of the River Tyne

Coal Staiths of the River Tyne

January 18th, 2026

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen & Peter Roberts

Video, Interview

A new film by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Peter Roberts brings Dunston Staiths back into view as a working place, using 1973 photographs alongside footage of the Staiths today.
Side at Baltic

Side at Baltic

January 12th, 2026

Laura Laffler

News

Announcement about Side's future and how documentary photography will be more accessible in the North East than ever before.