Vice

The Power of the Veil

My photograph immediately brings up the stereotypical representations of the West concerning the veil and Islamic culture.On the surface, my captured image confirm these Western attitudes towards the East but on closer inspection they represent more than what meet the ?eyes?.The eyes in my photograp

untitled puking

fear has dressed provocatly. she and whose army to get to know the way not to stand in some place you don't belong to. the community lies

Sheltered in black, unconcealed in white.

Two women in black chadors are flanked and herded by their men on their way out of a voting station during the 2007 Turkish general elections.

Every 14 seconds AIDS turns a child into an orphan.

In 2007, As a 17 year old kid .I went on a journey in finding part of my family roots to the village of Eshowe, South Africa. Meeting different people with different stories on the way. Documenting their life while I was with them, many of those people are engraved in my heart for many different re

Simple people

There are two views and both of them are from different point!

Shine a light

A girl shines a light during darkness.

7th Ward CC

I was told, she was the wildest one out here. She's young and her body still looks good. CC is 22 years old and has been out on these streets since she was 18. CC was pregnant when she was picked up by helicopter and left on a bridge for three days following hurricanes Katrina and Rita. From New Orl

Delboy/girl Self Portrait

Where does one draw the line between what is male and what is female?

Preparing for the evening ahead

A young Burmese sex worker applies her make-up in readiness for the night ahead, at a brothel in the town of Mae Sot on the Thai/Burma border. An estimated two and half million migrants from Burma have entered Thailand in search of a job, any job, Human rights abuse by Burma?s military government (S

Colour and Class

a modern look at colour in social class

Ruth

A little 6 year old Zanzibarian Girl walking and collecting shells, which she eventually gave to me, I took it as she came up to me and handed me the shells.

Rom in Roma

I met this 22 years old Romanian Gypsy woman during the walk I have usually during lunchtime break. She was usually begging all day long not far from where I work. She is the mother of two children and she was complaining that she was too old... Her Italian was quite bad (but sure better than my Eng

Heroes

Here are Mr & Mrs Kowalczyk. Basically, they are my heroes. They met, got married and raised my Dad in a high security concentration camp, in Nazi Germany. Piotr speaks 5 languages after spending his youth with war prisoners from all over Europe.

Ghetto booty

Glasgow just seems like one massive party. This is Katie frickin P at a B-more, Ghetto Booty nite. She's part of the Lucky Me lot. There's not much money in the city but they are the soundest people in electronic music.

painfully beutiful

fashion is still let by women. but in sociaety women does not have much power to make a change yet.... too much into fashion can be strangle your own neck. this image presents the modern women images, who are trying to be very fashionable but are they really look good? what they do in fashion is ri

Current collaborations

The Visible

The Visible is Ctrl.Alt.Shift’s voice on campus. A vibrant network of student activists across the UK, they act, stand up, and campaign creatively to call for an end to global poverty...

Previous collaborations

Comica

Ctrl.Alt.Shift Unmasks Corruption, will launch this November as part of the annual COMICA Festival with an exhibition of political comic work to coincide with the release of our new comic book...

Sadlers Wells

We are pleased to announce The English National Ballet School as the winning entry for the Ctrl.Alt.Shift Dance Competition.The five-minute piece was entered by George Williamson, who choreographed...

Baltic

Ctrl.Alt.Shift is teaming up with BALTIC for an exhibition around Conflict: War and Peace. Fifteen students will be mentored by the likes of Matthew Stone, T-Magic and Benjamin Wachenje with an...

Film Competition

Congratulations to Alexandra Monro + Sheila Menon who won the People's Choice Vote with their entry 'No Way Through'.