Before London became the beautiful place that we see today, it was dirty and full of poor people. London Street Life Photographs, a new book by Adolphe Smith and John Thomas, takes readers to the past, showing the abject poverty and homelessness that was London.
Self-taught artist Sofia Bonati captures nuanced expressions and personalities in her enigmatic portraits of women integrated into abstract designs and intricate patterns. She uses the female gaze to accentuate strength, poise, and vulnerability.