Taking Pictures #2: Photography from Tate Modern, Joan Fontcuberta, Paddy Summerfield, Sylvie Huet & more

The second installment in our regular pick of photography includes Conflict, Time, Photography at the Tate Modern; Joan Fontcuberta’s Stranger Than Fiction at the National Media Museum; Paddy Summerfield’s new publication Mother and Father; Devils Eye Spring by David Doubilet; Sylvie Huet’s new book A Story of Bears; and some beard’s made from ferrets by Troy Goodall…

The soundscape of New York

What does New York sound like? And what does the sound of New York look like? London-based art director and designer John Davies’ latest project attempts to capture the music of the city’s Manhattan neighbourhoods in physical form

Christina Broom – suffragettes and soldiers

Next year the Museum of London Docklands will stage an exhibition of the work of Christina Broom, thought to be the UK’s first female press photographer. From 1903, her work documented life in the capital, recording both the suffragette movement and the experiences of the soldiers on the home front during the First World War

Exposure: Anna Pogossova

Art director Gemma Fletcher examines the work of photographer Anna Pogossova, in the second installment of a series looking at new talent in photography, from recent graduates to photographers breaking into the commercial world…

LPA Student Challenges 2014/15 – Challenge 2

The winner of the first LPA Student Challenge has been announced, along with the brief for the second challenge, calling for submissions of portfolio of ten images along with a short description of why you are one to watch…

Truman & Cooper deliver another gripping music video

French directing duo Truman & Cooper caught our attention earlier this year with their striking films for Kid Wise and Son Lux. They return this week with an equally gripping video for Rag n’ Bone man. We talk to them about how it was made…

A room with a view – Richard McGuire’s Here

Here by Richard McGuire is ostensibly a graphic novel about a single point in space and the things that happen there over the course of several million years. For the majority of the comic’s duration, the space in question is the corner of a room in a house in America – everything in the story takes place ‘here’

TEMPLO’s trilingual identity for Stop Torture campaign

Throughout this year, design studio TEMPLO has been working on a trilingual identity for #StopTorture, a campaign from the International Truth and Justice Project which aims to raise awareness of human rights abuses in Sri Lanka. The politically neutral system combines a vibrant colour palette with English, Sinhalese and Tamil characters…

At home with Michael Wolff

The latest issue of YCN’s members’ magazine features an interview with Wolff Olins co-founder Michael Wolff. To accompany the article, YCN has also released a short film shot at the designer’s home in North London…

First of Penguin Monarchs editions released

Penguin Monarchs is a new 45-book series that looks at the individual reigns of Britain’s kings and queens over the last 1,000 years. For each biography, a new portrait has been commissioned by a range of artists and illustrators

Ads of the Week

Charity ads and spots with a festive flavour dominate this week’s round up of great new work, which kicks off with some Christmassy cuteness from McVitie’s biscuits…