Mitchell’s visions of radical joy, utopian settings, and lush landscapes reclaim and reimagine the representation of Black bodies, pointing, as Berghout writes, towards more generative futures.

Foam Magazine’s latest issue, Test of Time, celebrates the image-makers whose work has resonated most powerfully throughout our 25-year history.

4 min readby Mirelva Berghout

In an expansive body of work that is at once personal, critical and deeply reflective of the multifaceted cultures of Andean territories, Mendez explores how traditional representations of gender archetypes in her native Bolivia shape attitudes toward gender today.

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.

5 min readby Valeria Posada Villada

From the point of production to the places where rubbish is processed or dumped, Aàdesokan draws parallels between the economic and social forces that drive migration patterns and rubbish disposal.

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.

3 min readby Aya Musa

Driven by a lack of representation of queer culture in the Middle East, Abdouni and his collaborators give shape to untold narratives of Arab queerness as a counterpoint to Western depictions.

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.

3 min readby Elisa Medde

In kaleidoscopic images that have been washed in acid and embellished with organic matter, Kousmate documents the deterioration of the endangered oases of the Maghreb region, aiming to foster dialogue on the tangible impacts of a warming planet.

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 Varun Nayar

A series of tender, luminous, sun-soaked images, Golden Boy probes and redefines social attitudes toward boyhood and the performance of masculinity.

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 Antawan I. Byrd