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Arts & Culture, Essay, Features, Reviews
HARD BEAUTY: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF DAVID WISE
On rediscovering the humane, intimate photography of David Wise
Arts & Culture, Litro #169: Korea, Print Issues, Technology, World Series Editions
Sea Mothers
From the Archives: Sea Mothers
Rediscover the lives of the haenyeo, the legendary Korean women divers, through our immersive story “Sea Mothers.” Featuring poetry by Janet Hong and stunning ...
Arts & Culture, Fiction, LunchBreak Fiction, Travel&Lifestyle
Correspondence
‘Correspondence’ explores the intersection of past and present, art and memory. Join the protagonist as they navigate emails from a mysterious aunt, encounter surreal events in a Slovenian residency, and ...
Editor's Pick, Fiction, Flash Friday
THEY THINK THIS CAMERA IS A REAL MONKEY
A photographer deals with the fame of his subject
Editor's Pick, Essay, Spring 2021: Japan Edition, Technology
A LETTER TO CROSS THE PLASTIC OCEAN FROM JAPAN TO HAWAI’I VIA HUNGARY
They journeys of people, of plastic
Arts & Culture, Essay Saturday, Features
Hackney Kisses
“Hackney Kisses” is a series of graffitied wedding photographs.
Editor's Pick, Essay Saturday, Features
Pet Cemetery
It’s a pet (cemetery) sematary and there are two more like this in Kyiv.
Intermission Syria
“God bless the Free Syrian Army!” a boy cries on an overcast, frigid February afternoon, his breath as gray as his surroundings, “God bless the Free Syrian Army!”
Stories we cannot bear: Killed Negatives at Whitechapel Gallery
Most of us have gazed at the face of the Migrant Mother in Dorothea Lange’s iconic photograph or lingered over the beds, towels, and chairs in houses belonging to tenant ...
Litro interview: Hsin Wang
Everyone always has some issues with their romantic partners. There is always a time in their lives to question who they are and what they want to be. Love might ...
Gathered Leaves: Photographs by Alec Soth at the Science Museum
“Since I’m inarticulate, I express myself with images,” said street photographer Helen Levitt. This dictum could equally describe this evocative exhibition by leading US photographer Alec Soth.
Contemporary Women Artists in their Own Words
Art is a very democratic medium despite the balance of power being somewhat unfairly tipped towards men.
Future Fashions: Horst: Photographer of Style at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Horst P. Horst insisted that fashion was something transitory. Elegance, however, was something else – and is the reason his photography has endured.
Total Engagement: Darren Almond: To Leave a Light Impression at the White Cube, Bermondsey
US philosopher Arnold Berleant spoke of the boundlessness of nature, our “sensory immersion in the natural world”. Ellen Stone has similar thoughts about To Leave a Light Impression, photographer and ...
Empty Factories, Poisonous Cheesecake and American Celebrities: Lynch, Burroughs and Warhol at The Photographers’ Gallery
In their own ways, David Lynch, William S. Burroughs and Andy Warhol have all encapsulated massive cultural moments in US art and literature. Joanna Pocock reviews a showcase of their ...
Relative Intensity: Jerwood Encounters: Family Politics at Jerwood Space
Soon, Litro will publish its much-anticipated Family issue. Lauren Van Schaik Smith, attending the photographic exhibition Family Politics at Bankside’s Jerwood Space, observed how even that most familiar topic could ...
Photos from the Litro Book Club @ The Arts Club, Mayfair
Take a look at the fantastic photos from our first ever Book Club event at the exclusive Arts Club, Mayfair. Our members enjoyed a Q&A with Russ Litten, author of ...
Maha Kumbh Mela: The Largest Gathering on Earth
Photographer Kris Hariharan’s beautiful images of the largest peaceful human gathering on earth, the religious ritual of immersion in the Ganges.
“Mystery” Photo Competition Winners
Impossible architecture, spooky stories and fabulous fairytales all feature in the winning photos in our “Mystery” themed photo competition.
Photo Competition: “Mystery”
We want you to tell us a story in a picture! Send us your photos on the theme of “mystery”: secrets and enigmas, hidden things and revelations, strangers and cliffhangers, ...