23 h. ago Women behind the lens: ‘Through needle and thread, a quiet defiance of patriarchy’

One of a series of photographs taken across India in which women, many of them abuse survivors, use traditional needlework to embellish portraits of themselvesThis is a portrait of Praween Devi, a woman I met in 2019 through a local organisation while working on my project Nā́rī. I met her alongside other women who gather in their back yards to embroider together, sharing stories over cups of chai.When I asked to take her photograph, she suggested the main hall of her home, mentioning its lack of decoration and how the walls were bare except for a framed image of flowers and, notably, a photograph of all the men in the house. Before we began, she brought in a rug from another room, subtly curating the space. As I composed the shot, I included the photograph of the men, wondering how she would choose to alter the image through embroidery. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Yoko Ono is now getting acclaim, but why do rock stars’ female partners get so much abuse? | Barbara Ellen

Ono was blamed for splitting the Beatles and taking John Lennon from his true calling. Let’s hope things are getting easier for women who date famous musiciansMore than 50 years after John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 bed-in, protesting against war, Ono finally gets her love-in. David Sheff’s biography Yoko, published last week, seeks to put the record straight about her stellar achievements as an internationally renowned conceptual artist.In recent years there have been retrospectives, including one at London’s Tate Modern. Kevin Macdonald’s docufilm, One To One: John And Yoko, is released in the UK next month. Ono, 92, is seeing reputational rehabilitation on a global scale, and all a long time coming. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Atalanta fall against Inter yet again while Inzaghi aims for the stars | Nicky Bandini

Another costly defeat means Gian Piero Gasperini’s side have not beaten the Nerazzurri from Milan since 2018There was no timidity left in the city of Bergamo, no desire to hide behind underdog status. The thousand Atalanta fans who descended on the team’s training ground on Saturday brought a banner insisting: “We Believe”. One day later, as their team prepared to kick off against Inter, another was unfurled in the north stand of Gewiss Stadium. “Needle and thread are in the drawer,” it read. “10 finals to stitch it on to our chest.”The reference of course was to the Scudetto – a badge in the colours of the Italian flag that Serie A’s winners get to wear on their kit. Atalanta have never enjoyed that honour. They have won only two pieces of major silverware in club history – the 1963 Coppa Italia and last season’s Europa League. In Serie A they have never finished higher than third, and even that is a recent development, achieved for the first time in 2019. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'Kyle Clifford’s vengeful massacre shows lengths some men will go to to control women'

Leading barrister Dr Charlotte Proudman says the UK needs stronger legal framework following today's sentencing of Kyle Clifford, who murdered Louise Hunt, her sister Hannah, and their mother Carol

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3 w. ago Demna dials down theatrics for a more saleable vision of Balenciaga at Paris Fashion Week

Balenciaga is no stranger to spectacle, but this season, Demna played a different game—one of precision, control, and quiet defiance

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3 w. ago ‘I was under a huge tree, watching the droplets fall’: Can Manap’s best picture

The photographer on capturing an unexpected image in Istanbul’s Grand BazaarOutside a jeweller’s courtyard in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, Can Manap watched the rain fall. “I was under a huge tree in the middle of the bazaar,” he says. “Watching the droplets fall, the composition – a marriage of natural and architectural lines – struck me immediately.”While Manap had his camera on him, he decided to capture this scene with his phone instead. “Photography often lies in the art of noticing,” he says. “Roland Barthes writes about the ‘punctum’ of a photograph – an element that unexpectedly affects the viewer. In this case, the punctum is the tree’s upward reach, symbolising a quiet defiance against the confines of its surroundings.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago MSP Monica Lennon celebrates Hamilton Judo Club’s women’s ASN class

She attended the launch of a dedicated class for women with additional support needs.

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4 w. ago Women behind the lens: ‘In Cuba, domestic life is forced on to the streets’

Part of a project exploring islanders’ daily challenges, this photograph captures the quiet endurance of Cuban mothersThis image is part of my project, Surviving the Impossible, which began in 2022 with the aim of capturing everyday life in Cuban, beyond cliches and misconceptions. Over the course of my visits, I have approached this work in two ways. First, I spend time with Cuban families, immersing myself in their routines and daily challenges. Second, I wander the streets to photograph and talk with people in a more spontaneous manner.Both methods allow me to explore Cuba’s complex landscape, shedding light on the struggles and on resilience.Sandra Hernández (Vita Flumen) is a photographer in Mexico whose work focuses on everyday life and overlooked stories. She created the first anthology of street photography in Mexico, and founded Urban Observers, a platform for Latin American street and documentary photography Continue reading...

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