‘Tundra Kids’ Captures the Double Lives of Russia’s Nenets Children

Proving that taking school portraits is awkward and silly no matter where you are on Earth is “Tundra Kids”—a photo series of Russia’s indigenous Nenets children during their months-long stay at boarding school. By Japanese photographer Ikuru Kuwajima, the series captures the striking contrast between the kids’ lives at home—where they herd reindeer, hunt and live off the land—and their time spent sitting in classrooms …

Moody Images of New York City’s Neon Lights

New York City’s collection of neon lights is unlike any other. From Times Square to the corner diner, the bright, luminescent lettering of all shapes, colors and sizes light up the streets and sidewalks until the wee hours. In a new photo series called “Light On,” Paris-born photographer Frank Bohbot captures the charm of the bustling city through moody images of its neons. Through the …

This Brutal World

The new black and white photo book is a visual feast of imposing architectural structures

How do crude and unsympathetic concrete structures appeal to human hearts around the globe? Graphic designer Peter Chadwick (founder of London-based studio A Popular Space) attempts to explain his fervent love for Brutalism not through too many words but, like the architecture movement itself, with blunt, honest simplicity. Black and white photo after photo of singular, monumental structures make up “This Brutal World,” his new …