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ULTRAS | A Global Portrait of Football’s Most Devoted Fans

New film documentary, ULTRAS, offers a direct and immersive look into one of football’s most intense and misunderstood subcultures.

Style on the Margins | Ultras, Graffiti, Scarves, and Visual Identity

Some of football’s strongest visual identity is created away from official branding. It exists on the margins - in scarves, banners, graffiti, and the collective

Pyro, Passion and Hypocrisy | Inside Ultra Culture and Football’s Love-Hate Relationship with Flares

Across Europe’s biggest leagues, the image is unmistakable: red flares burning through thick smoke, terraces alive with colour and chaos - a visual language that

Football Fans Photo Archive | 1990s

Football Memories 1990s | The Lower Block Football Culture Fan Archive, a dedicated space where the spirit of proper football fans comes alive through personal

The Gulls 1985-05 | A Photographic Tribute to Torquay United and Plainmoor

Latest Lower Block Edition brings together two decades of powerful black-and-white photography documenting Torquay United, its supporters and the enduring culture of matchday at Plainmoor.

Street Football and Documentary Realism in Urban Photography

Street football sits at the foundation of the game’s visual culture. Long before professional stadiums or academy systems, football lived in streets, parks, school playgrounds,

Football Fans Photo Archive | 1980s

Football Memories 1980s | The Lower Block Football Culture Fan Archive, a dedicated space where the spirit of proper football fans comes alive through personal