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Q&A: Henk Van Rensbergen, photographer of abandoned places
Q&A: Henk Van Rensbergen, photographer of abandoned places

Photographer Henk Van Rensbergen photographs abandoned buildings around the world. Umbrella caught up with him to find out all about the unsettling – yet strangely captivating – images he produces.

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Cities, CultureMatthew Reynolds16 April 2021
Long read: The story of Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan's last working-class neighbourhood
Long read: The story of Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan's last working-class neighbourhood

New York may be safer and more prosperous than ever before, but, as John Mackin discovers, the price for this is a Manhattan that is devoid of creativity and starved of character, even in the last great working class quarter of the island, Hell’s Kitchen.

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Cities, CultureMatthew Reynolds29 March 2021
Q&A: Agnese Sanvito, photographer of multi-storey car parks 
Q&A: Agnese Sanvito, photographer of multi-storey car parks 

From Knightsbridge to Peckham, Miami to London’s West End, one Italian snapper finds beauty in concrete, steel and sensual spiral ramps.

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Design, CitiesMatthew Reynolds28 March 2021
You Are Here: Photographs from space by Commander Chris Hadfield
You Are Here: Photographs from space by Commander Chris Hadfield

He inspired us with his version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded in the International Space Station. Here, Commander Chris Hadfield chats to Umbrella about his new book of photographs taken from space – and tells us what life’s really like in orbit.

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CultureMatthew Reynolds25 February 2021
Q&A: Chris Leslie, photographer of a disappearing Glasgow
Q&A: Chris Leslie, photographer of a disappearing Glasgow

Photographer Chris Leslie captures the decaying tower blocks of Glasgow in a beautiful and important new book.

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Cities, CultureMatthew Reynolds24 February 2021
The beauty of Russian film posters
The beauty of Russian film posters

How early Soviet movie posters made a country sit down and take notice.

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Culture, DesignMatthew Reynolds9 February 2021
In quotes: Aaron Draplin
In quotes: Aaron Draplin

We speak to creative guru Aaron Draplin about the inspiration behind his his iconic designs.

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Culture, DesignMatthew Reynolds8 February 2021
The world’s best designed taxis
The world’s best designed taxis

Jeepney. Boda-boda. Tesla Model S? Umbrella writers take a ride in search of the planet’s most handsome cabs.

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Cities, Culture, DesignMatthew Reynolds8 February 2021
The age of innocence: Football in the 1970s
The age of innocence: Football in the 1970s

From Pele’s swansong in Mexico to the glory of the Argentina World Cup, a stunning book celebrates soccer’s most iconic decade.

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Culture, StyleMatthew Reynolds5 January 2021
Q&A: Thomas Windisch, photographer of abandoned places
Q&A: Thomas Windisch, photographer of abandoned places

The left-behind locations that Thomas Windisch photographs are captivating, beautiful and occasionally terrifying.

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Cities, CultureMatthew Reynolds4 January 2021
In quotes: Bill Brewster
In quotes: Bill Brewster

We speak to Bill Brewster about his life as a DJ, writer, record label boss, club night organizer and sometime chef.

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CultureMatthew Reynolds11 November 2020
Something fishy: Why Manchester’s Tinned Fish Market is our food crush of the moment
Something fishy: Why Manchester’s Tinned Fish Market is our food crush of the moment

Umbrella speaks to Patrick Martinez, owner of the Tinned Fish Market of Manchester, about the finest portions of fish bought directly from the best manufacturers.

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Culture, DesignMatthew Reynolds15 September 2020
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