Alexander Coggin’s latest photo series reflects on a year of wearing masks

Inspired by playwrights such as Tony Kushner and August Wilson, theatrics is at the heart of Alexander Coggin’s image making. The American-born, UK-based photographer studied acting before applying his take on ‘magical realism’ to the mundane scenarios and everyday behaviours that we can all relate to. Coggin’s latest project embodies the bizarreness and banality of the so-called ‘new normal’ that...

A new book showcases the continued signifiance of Polaroid

300 Polaroids by David Lekach Polaroid was founded by Edwin Land in 1937, and a decade later its first instant photography product reached the world – a game-changing piece of technology that proposed a convenient alternative to the time-consuming and complicated film processing techniques of the time. “This new instant camera was revolutionary: bringing the magic of creating a photograph...