Gem Fletcher

Gem Fletcher is a writer and art director. She writes for a range of titles and is host of the photography podcast The Messy Truth. She writes the Exposure column for CR, where she examines the world of photography

Tops by Lindsay Perryman

Exposure: Lindsay Perryman

Working across photography and film, Perryman explores the complexity of identity and the Trans experience, making work that is “a gesture of love and care for their community”

Hublot Choupette campaign by Wieden+Kenn

Why the long game matters on social

Certain luxury brands have been setting the bar high on social, demonstrating that being smart and unexpected – while staying on brand – can prove the sweet spot for building engaged communities

Dani Leal

Exposure: Dani Leal

Gem Fletcher profiles the photography of Dani Leal, whose work explores the changing politics of the USA via personal, thought-provoking projects that contain a nostalgic edge

Elliott and Erick Jimenez photos

Exposure: Elliot and Erick Jiménez

Gem Fletcher talks to the identical twins and photographic partners, who have carved a successful path through both commercial photography and the art world with their distinctive works

Camila Gattamelati

Exposure: Camila Gattamelati

For the latest in our new talent in photography series, Gem Fletcher talks to fashion and documentary photographer Camila Gattamelati about the ideas behind her work

Exposure: Hero Bean Stevenson

Shot mostly in black and white, and containing a quiet and thoughtful intensity, the work of Hero Bean Stevenson offers up soulful portraits and a new style of fashion photography

Trends of 2024: The year in photography

Gem Fletcher looks back on a difficult year in the world of photography, as economic pressures and changing tech converged to squeeze the industry from all sides. Yet some incredible work was still produced

Exposure: Keerthana Kunnath

Gem Fletcher talks to the photographer about her work, which challenges perceptions of women in sport, and the social stigma around women’s bodies

Kiowa Casey photos

Exposure: Kiowa Casey

A recent graduate from the University of West England, Kiowa Casey’s poetic, otherworldly images explore ideas of family, addiction and home

Leonardo Diaz

Exposure: Leonardo Diaz

The Argentinian-born photographer has honed his craft over ten years in Shanghai, where he focused his lens on the worlds of fashion and subcultures

Kirk Lisaj

Exposure: Kirk Lisaj

The Canadian photographer’s work is rooted in the queer nightlife scene in Toronto, from club nights to its ballroom culture, but he is now branching out into other arenas