Issue 37 reflects the breadth of contemporary documentary practice, bringing together projects that range from intimate personal observations to stories that explore wider social and cultural change.
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This issue features a strong selection of work from RPS Documentary Group members, including projects by Felicity Handford, Mike Longhurst, Anthony Smith and Maggie Jary. Each offers a distinctive perspective on documentary practice, demonstrating the many ways photography can reveal the richness of everyday experience.
We also continue to showcase photographers from beyond the Society. Laura Argiolas presents Until the Wind Dies, her thoughtful project from Sardinia, while Indian photographer Shubhodeep Roy contributes The Second Skin, offering another compelling international perspective. Alongside these project features, we include an interview with Colin McPherson about his new book Catching the Tide, which will appeal to anyone with an interest in long-form documentary storytelling.
Whether you read every page in one sitting or return to the magazine throughout the coming months, I hope you find inspiration, new ideas and, above all, photography that encourages you to look at the world just a little differently.
Wayne Richards
Editor