Identity
Furries Tell Us How They Figured Out They Were Furries
"When I finally made the suit, it was this realization that it was like a second skin for me."
Powerful Portraits By a Young Māori Photographer Looking For His Heritage
Chev Hassett combines Māori tradition with contemporary photography.
Photos of a Reimagined Childhood
In Kevin Aranibar's senior-thesis work, 'Over the Fence,' he explored his adolescent anxiety and the struggle to find an identity growing up.
This Photo Series Is a Gorgeous Exploration of Loss and Desire
John Edmond's 'Lovers & Friends' brings together the artist's photographs, writings, and musings about relationships, loss, and desire.
Nigel Sylvester Doesn't Need BMX Contests
On this episode of VICE's 'Autobiographies' series, we sit down with the rider from Jamaica, Queens, who captured Dave Mirra's attention and took the BMX world by storm.
Portraits of Australia’s African Migrants
Atong Atem's portrait photography explores the complicated sense of identity migrants often have, the idea of feeling suspended between two worlds and never fully belonging to either.
A Japanese Photographer Examines Identity Stereotypes
Eighteen-year-old Izumi Miyazaki cites a number of surrealists as her inspiration in her thoughtful, wry, and precise work on identity stereotypes, setting cultural clichés alongside grotesque or awkward elements.
Photographer and Video Artist Gillian Wearing Takes a Self-Portrait While Wearing a Mask of Her Own Face
Here, she wears an envy mask: a mask of her own face.
The Crazy, Failed Idea of Creating a Jewish State in Russia
Birobidzhan was a small region near the Chinese border in Russian that was established as the world's first autonomous Jewish region in the early 1930s. It didn't last long.
Gorgeous Photos from Inside the Cuban American Queer Scene
Alexis Ruiseco's images seem at once artfully composed and spontaneous, subversive and glamorous.
Identity and Experience Are Examined Through the Portraiture of Eva O'Leary
Irish-American photographer Eva O'Leary's images burst with crisp, bright colors and demand attention.
Does the Relationship Change, When One Partner Comes Out As Trans?
Four months ago, while on holiday, Anja returned to her room to find her boyfriend, Tim, trying on her underwear. "Would you still be together with me if I were a girl?" he asked.