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OFFSHORE ONSHORE image
West Ekofisk 2/4 D ©AJ Stow c. 1974 and looking across the same North Sea horizon to where the oil platform once existed ©LK Stow, 2025

OFFSHORE ONSHORE

LK Stow

October 31st, 2025

A 60-year photo story of exploration and the North Sea in the historic rush for ‘black gold’ by father and daughter photographers AJ Stow & LK Stow
Peter Caton: Unyielding Floods

Peter Caton: Unyielding Floods

October 23rd, 2025

Side

Interview

We spoke to photographer Peter Caton about "Unyielding Floods", his four-year project documenting how communities in South Sudan adapt to rising water and live with the reality of a changing climate.
Amber: Saving the Quayside

Amber: Saving the Quayside

October 21st, 2025

Laura Laffler

In Focus

Learn how Amber Film & Photography Collective helped protect Newcastle’s Quayside in the 1970s, blending art and activism to preserve its historic architecture.
MySide: A Kind of Stillness

MySide: A Kind of Stillness

October 11th, 2025

MySide

Photo Essay

Photographs from our MySide open call, exploring how stillness and quiet moments can hold memory, emotion and a sense of belonging.
Antonio Balisciano: Beneath Vesuvius

Antonio Balisciano: Beneath Vesuvius

September 18th, 2025

MySide

Photo Essay

Photographer Antonio Balisciano shares his series "Beneath Vesuvius" as a photo essay exploring shared moments of leisure on the shoreline in Naples, Italy.
Joe McCarty: Reflections on the Quayside

Joe McCarty: Reflections on the Quayside

September 17th, 2025

Joe McCarty

In Focus

Stories of Newcastle's Quayside Market bustle, merchant patter, and iconic bridges, seen first as a boy in the 40s and then revisited as a young photographer in the 70s.
MySide: Payam Akramipour

MySide: Payam Akramipour

September 3rd, 2025

MySide

Interview

Our latest MySide blog introduces Payam Akramipour, an Iranian photographer whose work explores the realities of life in Kermanshah and beyond with honesty and depth.
OurSide: A Documentary Toolkit

OurSide: A Documentary Toolkit

September 2nd, 2025

Ellen Stone

Open Calls

Tell us what you think about documentary photography today and what you'd like to see from documentary projects in the future.
MySide: Phyllis Christopher

MySide: Phyllis Christopher

August 14th, 2025

MySide

Interview

We spoke with Phyllis Christopher to reflect on the politics of visibility, the trust at the heart of her practice and why photographing our communities with care and intention matters more than ever.