Anna Atkins (1799-1871). English botanist and photographer. With Photographs of British Algae, Atkins produced the first ever photographically illustrated book.

Naming The Money - Drummers & Dancers. Lubaina Himid.

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Sumiko Iwamuro aka DJ Sumirock. 82-year-old dumpling-maker by day, DJ by night.

“Seven companies have been working in Huaorani territory and we have become poorer… How have we benefited? Not at all... The animals are now in danger of extinction. Who is to blame? Not us… We have been conservationists. We want our territory to be respected. Let us live the way we want to live.”

Amrita Sher-Gil  (1913-1941). Often referred to as ‘India’s Frida Khalo’, Sher-Gil is an important figure in modern painting. She lived and worked in Europe and India but it was in India that her work reached its pinnacle: empathetic portraits of villagers and women in bold post-impressionist style. Sher-Gil was openly bisexual and encouraged a spirit of defiance against social norms. 

Sultana’s Dream by Rokeya Sakhawat Hussain

Why I'm Skipping The Women's March on Washington -  Jamilah Lemieux

Extraordinary photos taken by working-class photographer Tish Murtha (1956–2013) almost 40 years ago show the startling effects of mass youth unemployment in some of the most deprived areas of Britain. As Thatcher’s new government policies began to take hold, the North of England was badly affected by the closure of many industrial factories, leaving young people with little alternative option but to end up on the dole.

Burnt Roti’s 2016 Person of the Year