The trailblazing artist Catherine Opie is widely known for her intimate portraits which capture queer realities and families since the 1970s. In this exclusive interview, and on the occasion of Mother's Day, writer and podcaster Gem Fletcher discusses with her the image(s) of motherhood and which role children play in her work.

11 min readby Gem Fletcher

A new wave of photographers is flooding the scene with images that show authentic angles of a region heavily framed by the Western gaze. In this feature author and editor Dalia Al-Dujaili explores a few of these voices and explains why we urgently need to listen to them.

7 min readby Dalia Al-Dujaili

London based curator Bindi Vora reflects on artificial intelligence as a tool for unearthing lost records and how artist Sabrina Tirvengadum uses it to remember and rewrite her family's history.

3 min readby Bindi Vora

The contemporary framing of Iranian society often gets flattened in media and news. In this feature Foam curator Aya Musa looks beyond the framing by reviewing the photobook Telex Iran, created in 1979 by Magnum photographer Gilles Peress. His images remind us of a long history of protest, fragmentation and transformation which shaped the country we know today. Photography here is used as a tool to create a more layered and nuanced image of society, showing us how the past continues to inform the present.

4 min readby Aya Musa

In this exclusive interview, Foam curator Mirjam Kooiman speaks with the Netherlands-based artist Bebe Blanco Agterberg about her new work Pretend There Is Water and the research behind it. Together they look at our ambivalent relationship with the sea and how it is changing due to climate change and rising sea levels, using the Netherlands as an example to discuss a topic with global relevance.

10 min readby Mirjam Kooiman

From the Archive highlights previous writings on photography from Foam Magazine to cast light on current topics and ongoing debates in the world of photography and beyond. 

4 min readby Sunil Shah