street photography
A Blend of Two Worlds – Afropean in The Gambia
Gambia is a place that is on the move. With a past haunted by slavery, colonialism and corruption, Nat Illumine searches a West African…
PHOTO: Jewish Memorial, Berlin
Photograph of the haunting and austere monument dedicated to Jewish people who lost their lives during World War 2.
An Afropean in Marrakech
Marrakech is a multicultural city with African, Arab, Berber and French influences and could almost be described as an Afropean Mecca, where Africa meets…
An Afropean in Shoreditch : Short Essay & Photo Video
When I first moved to London, ten years ago, the first place I stayed was in a newly built, five bedroom, tenth floor, million…
Patrice Lumumba University, Moscow
Searching for black culture in Moscow was difficult, until I found the People’s Friendship University of Russia on the outskirts of the city, where…
On Having an Afro in Britain
My white friends from Sheffield always mock me…. “He only pulls ’cause of his afro” they say, if I ever get attention from the…
Iya Traore, Paris
As you enter the Sacre Coeur from place St Pierre, you pass Ghanaians selling West African bracelets, Romany gypsies begging, French musicians strumming…various communities…
Le Panier, Marseilles
Wandering around the ‘old town’ of Le Panier in Marseilles. Le Panier is an area of the city that was once known for its…
Paris Metro
My time spent travelling through Europe was often in the caverns of the Metro system, where I searched for an interplay between cultures. I…