Interview
In our latest artist interview, Michele Allan talks to us about photographing crowded public events, from the Miners’ Gala to city streets, and what shared moments reveal about community & belonging.
Beyond the frame
Explore the people and
stories behind our work
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.
Photo Essay
Discover how people around the world see their everyday lives, from the North Sea to Brazil and Iran. These MySide highlights share personal, grounded views of places far beyond the North East.
News
A letter from our Managing Director, looking back at the past year and announcing the next phase of Side and Amber's future.
News
Updated frequently asked questions about Side's future as we look to the new year.
In Focus
A look at Christmas in the AmberSide Collection, showing how people create warmth and meaning through small rituals across different places, lives and circumstances.
In Focus
An closer look at Keith Pattison’s "Every Breath They Take", exploring women’s community care, collective action and the long fight against Monkton cokeworks’ pollution.
In Focus
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
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.
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.
Photo Essay
Photographs from our MySide open call, exploring how stillness and quiet moments can hold memory, emotion and a sense of belonging.