Photo Story

Our series of photo stories are visual investigations of people, street art, food markets, festivals, architectural splendour (and ruins), found in amazing cities around the world. City life is full of arresting images on every curb and corner, so check out what our photographers have posted recently below…

Known in its heyday as ‘London’s Larder’, the 4.5 acres of Borough Market in Southwark is the capital’s oldest food market, and its origins can be traced back to Roman times although it has moved several times since (so whether you’re inclined to call it the same market would depend…

Last week Monika Chodakowska revealed the romantic side of the City of Light via her photos of Paris in autumn, but providing the ying to her yang this week is Pablo Bermejo. The Spanish photographer took his lens to Paris’ ‘vibrant’ Rue Saint-Denis, a street notorious for its association with…

Summer’s over, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing as far as visiting Paris is concerned. August rarely finds Paris on good form. The locals have either packed their suitcases into a Citroen and patriotically headed down to the gorgeous beaches the line the coast from Brittany to Bordeaux, or…

“It was as if we were just there at the transitional phase… when the night has ended and people go home, the day is beginning and other people are coming to work,” say Krystyna and Keven when they photograph Krakow’s Rynek… Krakow’s market square, or ‘Rynek’ in Polish, is the…

Once charged with the all important job of supplying the HP factory with saucy spices, London’s canals now offer residents (and visitors) a delightful change of pace. Words and photos by Magda Wrzeszcz. The idea of Regent’s Canal came to life in 1802, to create a link between the newly-opened…