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

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.

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

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

Re-release of Lynsey Addario’s 2012 Side talk on "Veiled Rebellion", reflecting on her photographs of women’s lives in Afghanistan and the stories behind the images.

Journey into the AmberSide Collection with Fred Mawson’s archive as cycling, socialism and Esperanto postcards reveal a powerful story of working-class friendship and global solidarity.

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

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.

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.

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