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Close-up of two nude models from behind, their skin marked with a pale tyre-tread pattern, from the 1984 Pirelli Calendar
Photography

Through the Magpie Eye: The Pirelli Calendar

Tyres and tasteful nudity...

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Michael Jang photograph: two in bikinis and ape masks under a sign reading Most Beautiful Apes, Pick Up Masks Here
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Through the Magpie Eye: Michael Jang

Some proper decent snaps from cult-hero photographer Michael Jang...

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Someone doing kick-ups on a grass field outside Carrington power station, Irlam, 1994, its two tall chimneys behind
interview

Interview: Paul Wright of the British Culture Archive

Wise words and some amazing images courtesy of the British Culture Archive

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A Le Gaulois caravan van with a giant rooster head passes crowds and Krys banners in Foix, a hilltop castle beyond
Bikes

Dispatches from the Tour de France

Technicolour photos from le Tour

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A large crowd at Stonehenge in hazy light, with people in white robes among them and several sat on top of the stones
festivals

Through the Magpie Eye: The 1984 Stonehenge Free Festival

Some amazing photos from the early days of music festivals

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A skateboarder in a white tee and black trousers mid-air on a paved square, with tourists and the Eiffel Tower behind
Dispatches

Dispatches from Paris

Skateboarding in the French capital

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Two riders on horseback in a dusty field during a game of Buzkashi, one leaning low out of the saddle
Dispatches

Dispatches from Kyrgyzstan

A bold and magnanimous voyage to Central Asia

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A half-built concrete bridge on timber scaffolding with a wooden stair, above red earth under a hazy sky in Morocco
Art

Dispatches from Marrakech

Photos, sketches and paintings from Ekun's trip to Morocco

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Danny Wainwright in the air above an Assembly Rooms Lane street sign in falling snow in Bristol, black and white
BMX

An Interview with Wig Worland

An extensive chat with the master skate photographer

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Gillian Wearing photograph of someone in a dark suit and tie on a street, holding a handwritten sign reading I'm desperate
Art

Through the Magpie Eye: Signs...

Mint photos of anxious people...

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Clubbers packed together at Revolution in Bristol, one in an Adidas sweatshirt, in black and white
Acid house

An Interview with Mark McNulty

A chat with the master of club photography

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A black pug on a lead sat at the shop doorstep, seen from inside past a shelf of trainers
Dispatches

Dispatches from Soho

A year in the capital

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The Eiffel Tower lit up gold against a black night sky, with blurred lights along the ground below
Dispatches

Dispatches From Paris

Photos from Josh, Steve and Nigel's trip to France

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Two cast members in black armchairs beside a white statue on the Twin Peaks set, with its zigzag floor and curtains
Photography

Through the Magpie Eye: Behind the Scenes of the Original Twin Peaks

High class photos from Benjamin Horne

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Someone in a navy dotted shirt over a white tee, leaning by a doorway beside glass-fronted shelves of books and prints
Interview

Interview: Chris Kontos from Kennedy Magazine

Mag chat with the man behind Kennedy

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A yellow smiley face flag draped over a dry stone wall by the road, misty moorland and hills behind
Dispatches

Dispatches From Snowdonia

Photos and words from a marathon around Mount Snowdon

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Photography

Worth a Watch: Bill Cunningham New York

R.I.P. Bill Cunningham

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Black and white portrait of Jima in round wire glasses and a zip-up nylon jacket, in front of a large brick house
Engineered Garments

Interview: Jima

A quick chat with the NYC loiterer

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Cars

Deck~Out~and~About: A Day at the Track

Kicking back with the drift kings

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Dispatches

Dispatches from Morocco

Informative travel reportage from Morocco

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Dispatches

Dispatches from New York

Photos from the Apple that Never Sleeps

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film

Through the Magpie Eye: Old Cinemas of Manchester

Good photos of old cinemas

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Interview

Interview: Alex Hulsey

We chat to the hot-shot photographer

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Bosnia

Dispatches from Sarajevo

"Welcome to Sarajevo! Where the history is crazy and the people are friendly."

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Photography

Worth a Watch: William Eggleston in the Real World

Wandering around with William Eggleston

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Dispatches

Dispatches from Madrid

Cutting edge reportage from Madrid

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Photography

Through the Magpie Eye: Wright Morris

Good pictures of old buildings

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Blade Runner

Through the Magpie Eye: Blade Runner Model Makers

Behind the scenes shots from Blade Runner

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Climbing

Through the Magpie Eye: Go Climb a Rock

Photos of women climbing rocks

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Antiques Clothes Show

The Antiques Clothes Show: Josh's Boots

The story of Josh's boots

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Hippy

Through the Magpie Eye: Hippy Kitchen

Pictures of long-haired people eating food

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Old Blog

Dispatches from Ardwick

Photos from Manchester's premier zone

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Dispatches

Dispatches from Paris (Again)

Photographs from a week in Paris

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Old Blog

Through the Magpie Eye: National Geographic Found

Cracking photos from the National Geographic archives

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BMX

Interview: Windy Osborn — BMX Photographer

Windy Osborn talks photography, BMX and working with Spike Jonze

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Dispatches

Dispatches from Croatia

Holiday snaps from Croatia

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Old Blog

Through the Magpie Eye: Andy Warhol’s Photographs

Hot shots from Big Andy

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Old Blog

A Night at the Speedway

A night out at Belle Vue

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Ibiza

Interview: Tony Pikes and his Ibizan Utopia

A nice chat with a man called Tony Pikes

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Dispatches

Dispatches from India

Holiday snaps from India

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Old Blog

Through the Magpie Eye: The Block by Herb Goro

Standout photos from a standout book

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Clothes

Deck~Out & About: Our Legacy East Didsbury All Out Bowl-A-Rama

Bowling in fancy clothes

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Interview

Interview — Ewen Spencer

The photographer on 'zines, UK garage and what Guapamente actually means

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Clothes

The Rig Out in Hawaii

More tasteful photographs from Antony Crook

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Interview

Interview — Neil Summers and the Bredbury Green Scene

Bredbury, Proper Magazine and eating ALDI pastrami straight out the fridge

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Interview

Interview — Tim Soter and the New York Electronic Underground

We discuss photography, music and what New York was like before iPhones

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Interview

Interview: Matt Weber — Photographer

We chat with the New York photographer

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Old Blog

Through the Magpie Eye — New York Subway Shots

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Old Blog

Home is Where You Park It

Pictures of vans that people sometimes live in

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Dispatches

Dispatches from Rome

When in Rome…

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