Street & Documentary
Both documentary and street photography/filmmaking are forever growing in popularity; changing the way we look at cameras and how we interpret the world around us. From London street photography to documentary filmmaking, these articles will give you the lowdown on what is current within the industry.
Read: Big Brother: How Louis Quail used photography to fight stigmas around mental health
In documenting his brother’s schizoaffective disorder, Louis Quail discovered the importance of challenging lazy narratives that surround mental illness. Read More18 September 2026
Read: Dana Stirling’s Why Am I Sad?: photography and the search for self-understanding
Fine-art photographer Dana Stirling discusses Why Am I Sad?, her deeply personal photobook exploring sadness, identity and self-understanding through bold colour. Read More18 September 2026
Read: A journey through creativity and emotion | An interview with Léonie Hampton
British photographer Léonie Hampton discusses creativity, documentary photography and her deeply personal approach to exploring memory, family and human relationships. Read More17 September 2026
Read: Exploring family, identity and healing with Oliver Raschka
Photographer Oliver Raschka discusses his long-term documentary projects exploring family, identity, adolescence, trauma and personal growth Read More17 September 2026
Read: Amani Willett’s Invisible Sun: photography, memory and childhood trauma
Jon Stapley explores Amani Willett’s Invisible Sun, a deeply personal photobook using abstract imagery to examine childhood trauma, memory, survival and transformation. Read More17 September 2026
Read: Lee Miller: I implore you to believe that this is true
Jon Stapley takes a trip through the many lives of Lee Miller, at the Tate Britain’s historic retrospective of one of photography’s all-time greats. Read More28 January 2026
Read: Nan Goldin: Are you bored yet?
As a new exhibition of Nan Goldin’s photography opens in London, Tiffany Tangen considers the work of a radical artist who continues to challenge us. Read More28 January 2026
Read: Giles Duley and the Healing Power of Photography
Leo White looks at how Giles’ photography invites people to see who they are, not just what they’ve been through. Read More15 December 2025
Read: Imagery that Changed the Law
In this article, Leo White discusses how photographs can have a profound impact, changing how we see the world and the rules that govern it. Read More11 December 2025
Read: Anastasia Taylor-Lind on Witnessing and the Quiet Power of Photojournalism
Leo White covers our #ChangeTheImage interview with photographer Anastasia Taylor-Lind on Witnessing and the Quiet Power of Photojournalism. Read More11 December 2025
Read: "Is It Worth My Life?"
Jon Stapley takes a trip to see Love+War, a powerful documentary that vividly explores the life and sacrifices of war photographer Lynsey Addario. Read More11 December 2025
Read: Martin Parr: The Satirist Who Sees with Heart
A tribute to Martin Parr, whose wit, generosity and unwavering passion reshaped how we see the world. We celebrate his influence, humour and the legacy he leaves behind. Read More08 December 2025
Read: If I could take one camera with me on holiday… it’d be this
What’s the perfect travel camera? Jon Stapley reckons he might just have found it… Read More21 August 2025
Read: A career retrospective | An interview with Emil Lombardo
We talk to documentary and portrait photographer Emil Lombardo about his life and work, from lockdown portraits to shining a light on those experiencing poverty. Read More23 June 2025
Read: Photo exhibitions and all-night raves | An interview with Mia Evans
Mia Evans’ “exhibition-slash-raves” blend multiple art forms into multi-sensory experiences — Jon Stapley finds out more. Read More09 May 2025
Read: Finding Home | An Interview with Yiwa Lau
The complexities of societies other than our own can be difficult to understand. Yiwa Lau's Finding Home provides some firsthand insight into the experience of those who have lived it. Read More21 December 2022
Read: The JPN Journal | An Interview with Karim Skalli
We speak to film photographer and natural-light advocate Karim Skalli about his love for film photography, the resurgence of the medium and his project, the JPN Journal. Read More09 December 2022
Read: Gli Isolani | An Interview with Alys Tomlinson
We speak to fine-art documentary photographer and Wex ambassador Alys Tomlinson about her compelling photo project on the islands of Italy Read More28 October 2022
Read: Looking Out from Within | An Interview with Julia Fullerton-Batten
We speak to fine-art photographer Julia Fullterton-Batten about her beautiful lockdown portrait project Read More24 May 2021
Read: Finding the humanity | An interview with Shelby Alexander
Wex’s own Hannah Rooke chats with Shelby Alexander on the secrets of street, photographing drag queens, the joy of film and more Read More13 November 2019
