Documentary Photography, Journalism &
Humanity Photo Magazine.
Documentary photo by Bharat Patel.
Documentary: the art of photographic storytelling.
"To make artistic & honest photographs of events, people & places. So creating a set of images that resonate & informs the viewer intelligently & without trickery or deceit".
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Humanity.
Printed photo magazine.
Concerned documentary photographers & journalists working together.
Humanity #4. September 2024. The independent documentary photo magazine.
Below is a small preview of the articles inside issue 4 of our socially concerned documentary magazine. We print these in limited number and post to our customers who are spread as far as America, Canada, Australia and much of Europe. The articles are selected from a wide source and our aim is to always offer new and for the most part, relatively unknown themes and life stories around us. Nothing here is mainstream, we pride ourselves on looking a little harder, and searching deeper for the untold stories that shape humanity. In need of a Free Read? Scroll down and enjoy a wide selection of documentary photographs and written articles, from our members and associate photo-journalists.
Content
We take a close look at the Covid -19 Vaccine Injured, with personal accounts. Also, Protests In Manchester, Artists Spaces, Ancient Tracks, Love & Loss, Car Culture, Tribes of the Omo Valley and guest photographer, Leonard Neumann.
Feature
One of our photojournalists worked exclusively with the UKCVFamily - a group that supports the Covid-19 Vaccine Injured. You can read the article, complete with exclusive personal interviews in issue 4 of Humanity.
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Photos by: Adam Monaghan, David Cross & Gary Roberts.
Documentary photographs, photojournalism & the magazine reimagined.
Written articles now online & in print.
We publish life stories & photo essays, these are always original & highly relevant.
Please click on a story below & enjoy a good read accompanied by quality, concerned photos from our inspiring photographers. Our approach is a mix of both classic & contemporary photojournalism, the writing always researched & socially concerned.
Concerned documentary photo by Gary Roberts.,
Humanity.
Photo magazine, online & free to read.
Honest journalism & documentary photography from around the world.
Independent publishing platform for the socially aware in digital magazine format.
Our carefully curated selection of stories are drawn from the documentary photographers and journalists working with the Centre for British Documentary Photography, as well as various guests and associates. The articles below are free to read, many were published in the print version of Humanity.
We aim to offer the reader an honest approach to the events that shape our culture and lives. Please share with your friends.
We also welcome articles from non-members, freelance photographers and journalists. Have a story that needs investigating? Get in touch.
Gaza War.
I Grant You Refuge. A very close look at the atrocities in Palestine, as war rages.
More articles soon...
More articles soon...
Covid Vaccine Injured.
Personal accounts of vaccine harm investigated by documentary photographer David Cross.
Gaza Invasion.
Gary Roberts fuses documentary photography and written observations from the streets of Manchester.
Artist's Spaces.
Adam Monaghan shares his documentary work from the studios of Finland.
Perimenopause.
Barbara Dawn Smith talks to Laura Skilton about the menopause.
North Devon.
A new look at the coastal towns by documentary photographer David Cross.
Chawri, India.
Documentary photographer Gurnoor Singh, shares his photo essay and short text piece.
Papa he'e nalu.
Master Surfboard shaper, Paul Blacker interviewed just before his retirement by David Cross.
Refugees of the Greco Turkish War.
Barbara Dawn Smith shares the short stories and photos of the women who escaped.
New House Builds.
Lewis Jackson explores the housing schemes and how they are managed across the Nation.
India's Hijra Community.
Bharat Patel explores the 3rd gender in Indian society. A fascinating piece of documentary work.
Multiple Sclerosis.
A short piece from Award winning documentary photographer, Sofia Conti about M.S.
Gypsy Traveller Community.
Documentary photographer Cath Muldowney meets the gypsies of Bradford.
Rural Ireland.
David Gilbert Wright takes a long look at Irish communities.
Living Alone.
In this piece Neil Goodwin shares his work on those who live alone in the U.K.
Inner City Blues.
The modern big city problems are encountered in rural England. David Cross investigates.
Suvilahti.
Adam Monaghan spent several years documenting the redevelopment of this City in Finland.
East Africa.
Join Gary Roberts as he investigates the Savannah - caution, there are disturbing images.
Covid Lockdown.
From Finland, Adam Monaghan talks about the realities of inner city lockdown.
Climate Change.
Dr. Jacques Rangasamy M.B.E. shares his essay on climate and culture. A must read.
Being Elvis.
Documentary photographer David Cross meets leading Elvis Tribute.
Female Construction Workers.
Bharat Patel spends several years in India and shares this unique view.
The Independent Retailer.
Sofia Conti and David Cross take a look behind the counter.
Rural Football.
David Cross investigates the amateur football scene of rural Forest of Dean.
Return O Backsliding Children.
Sofia Conti delves into addiction and recovery in Glasgow.
Editorial / documentary photo by Lewis Jackson.
Promoting documentary.
Connecting images & viewers.
Our interest leans strongly toward modern examples of socially concerned documentary and editorial photography. We look at major social issues and also the lives of people on the margins of life. This is shared with you through our online articles, all free to read, and with our magazine, which we call Humanity. The purpose is to connect photo-journalists, the written word and the public. Our aim is to empower the reader/viewer and the photographer. Our platform is unique and independent.
The Swimmer is a social documentary photograph by David Cross The work looks at life on the coastal margins of South West England..
Modern examples of documentary.
CBDP as model platform.
Photography has a long history & tradition in Britain, from the earliest cameras of Fox Talbot right up to the present day. Since the beginning it can be said that "social documentary photography" has been the most important & relevant genre.
The CBDP is an example of documentary photography and how it can be used today online and in print. We strongly believe that the most powerful tool for real change in our societies is the dissemination of journalistic work. Photos and writing combined, delivered in print and online for free.
As Dr. Jacques Rangasamy MBE suggested recently; "documentary photography from the margins may have a higher virtue than that from the known stories and cities".
There is life and culture outside of the capitol cities and often it is out there, beyond the normal boundaries that the real pulse of a society can be felt.