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Photography

A secret life in pictures

British photographer John Balsom discovered 7,000 pictures shot by his grandfather Percy S Waite in a box at a relative's house in Hampshire. The London-based amateur photographer captured an incredible mid-century moment pioneering colour.

  • Issue #162
  • 16 min read
Five US sailors in naval uniforms standing at a harbor in Marseille, one drinking from a bottle
Art

Original vision

Pioneering photographer Ming Smith, who broke down barriers as a black female artist, earns a well-deserved exhibition at Moma.

  • Issue #160
  • 4 min read
Ming Smith in her Harlem apartment examining photographs while holding a loupe
Film

Move closer

From a Canadian popstar’s emotional return to a beloved portraitist’s political roots, we survey the season’s cultural highlights.

  • Issue #158
  • 8 min read
Two people lounging on deck chairs aboard a luxury yacht, woman in bikini using phone, shirtless man beside her
Photography

Decisive moments

Andre D Wagner chronicles the twists and turns of life on New York’s streets, focusing his lens on its characters and contrasts. Monocle tags along.

  • Issue #157
  • 4 min read
Street photographer Andre D Wagner leaning against subway station railing wearing bucket hat and casual clothes
Design

The Agenda: Design

Stockholm’s new public installation and Nolan Giles on architectural photography shot on film.

  • Issue #156
  • 4 min read
Children and adults interact with ribbed steel furniture structures in the garden at Stockholm's Arkdes museum
Monocle Films

Meet the photographers: John Balsom

The Jogos da Lusofonia are an Olympics-style sporting event for people from the world’s Portuguese-speaking nations. We dispatched John Balsom – a photographer known for his powerful portraits – to the 2009 games in Lisbon.…

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  • 3 min watch
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Photography

The Monocle Book of Photography

The Monocle Book of Photography draws on the best of our visual stories from an archive 15 years in the making. A handsomely produced linen-bound edition, the book also features original reporting about each…

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Urbanism

Comment

Andrew Tuck finds something extraordinary in everyday images of the urbane past.

  • Issue #153
  • 4 min read
Two women in a small Rytecraft Scootacar miniature vehicle next to a regular car on a London street

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