Chris Bethell
Freelance Photographer
Chris Bethell is basically VICE UK's staff photographer, even though he's not actually on staff. Not sure how that works with employment law, but the point is: he takes a large amount of the lovely photos on this website.
Hundreds Attended a Vigil for Sabina Nessa in London Last Night
Sabina's sister said, "This feels like we are stuck in a bad dream and can’t get out of it – our world is shattered."
Bad Boy Chiller Crew: Bigger Than Bradford
The bassline trio had to leave their hometown because they got too famous. With a debut album and ITV2 show on the way, the world is theirs.
Beautiful Photos of the First (Legal) Moshpits in the Age of Coronavirus
Thrashing against other people like you’re all human bumper cars is stupidly fun – and at the Download Pilot, people were finally at it again.
‘I Consider World Leaders Gangsters’: At the Beach With G7 Protesters
Sun, sea, sand, and railing against global inequality.
Before and After Photos of People's Post-Lockdown Haircuts
Photographer Chris Bethell documented the first professional haircuts, and dyes the people of Manchester's Northern Quarter have had in four months.
Inside the Wave of Violence Shopkeepers Have Faced During the Pandemic
Britain's corner store workers have been subjected to masses of abuse during COVID.
7 Gen Z-ers on Raising Kids in a Pandemic
VICE photographer Chris Bethell captured the young parents who had kids in their early twenties, before coronavirus upended their lives.
Protesters Came Out in Force This Weekend Against the UK Anti-Protest Bill
Demonstrations took place in at least 20 towns and cities across the country.
The UK Wants to Imprison People for Being an 'Annoyance'. Protesters Aren't Happy.
The legislation, which gives police new powers against protesters, passed its second reading in Parliament last night.
The Weirdest Lies We Told as Children
"I told, I think, lots of people in my reception class that my parents had won a year's supply of toilet roll."
'I'm Holding a Funeral Refund Party' – The People Who Had a Good 2020
This year will go down in history for all the wrong reasons, but amid the chaos are some very happy stories.
The Shopping Centre Santas Taking Their Grottos to Zoom
COVID-19 has put paid to IRL visits to Father Christmas. But some Saint Nicks have taken the experience online.