photography
Do look now.
It’s easy enough to talk about death in contemporary art, yet birth is still surrounded by taboos. Why should that be? asks Emily Morris, inspired by contemporary art collection Birth Rites
Photo blog_10 December
Our favourite photo this week has got its own narrative going on – it’s an iPhone snap of Cornerhouse by B Hunter
Portrait of the city.
Photographer Len Grant has made a career out of Manchester’s regeneration, documenting both new builds and new lives across the city. He talks to Dan Feeney about his latest portraits-and-poems project.
Photo blog_30 November.
This week’s featured photograph feels timely, given that we’re entering into the season of goodwill and all that – it’s a picture called Hope by photographer Matt Booth
Event radar_18 November
Interesting things to do in Manchester this week: UFOs at CUBE, more mulled wine than is strictly necessary, the Christmas Markets open, a new pop-up shop in the Northern Quarter, twisted maps and monkey magic in Oldham
NEW: Photo blog_11 November.
We like to celebrate creative talent here at Creative Tourist – and what better way than featuring photography by some of the snappers who come to our attention? Welcome to our new photo blog, which publishes a new photograph every fortnight. First up… Moomins!
From such great heights.
After a new view of the city? A photographer’s guide to the best unconventional snap-spots in Manchester.
‘It was like being parachuted onto the set of a war film.’
John Keane on the art of war.
























