Taking the photograph is only part of the process. What gives football imagery long-term value is editing – the ability to select, refine, and place images in a way that holds meaning over time.
Words and photographs by James Shenton trace a father and son moving through Italy’s football landscape – Hellas Verona FC, Inter Milan and Juventus FC – not in search of spectacle, but of texture: family, contradiction, and the quiet details that sit beyond the pitch.
New film documentary, ULTRAS, offers a direct and immersive look into one of football’s most intense and misunderstood subcultures.
Football culture is built as much before kick-off as it is during the match. The hours leading up to the game carry their own rhythm – structured by routine, repetition, and shared expectation.
Shot on vintage cameras across years of quiet returns, Marco Magielse’s photographs capture the Oscar Vankesbeeckstadion as it is meant to be felt – textured, imperfect, and deeply alive. A study in detail, nostalgia and the fragile beauty of lower-league football.
Away days are one of the purest expressions of football culture. They are built around movement – travelling across the country or continent, and temporarily occupying another place for the sake of the game.
