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River Project: Quayside, 1971 © Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen

Side at Baltic

Laura Laffler

January 12th, 2026

Announcement about Side's future and how documentary photography will be more accessible in the North East than ever before.
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.
Call for Papers: Co-Authored Narratives

Open Calls

Submit your project or research addressing how co-authored film and documentary photography can challenge artistic hierarchies and amplify marginalised and regional voices.