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    10 must-see photography stories we ran this month

    From Hollywood's eternal foot fetish to the evolution of skateboarding in Palestine, here are our top picks from January.

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    Enjoy the photography on i-D? Why not submit your own imagery to our ongoing series, My Month in Photos. We take submissions at the end of each month — full instructions on how to enter here.

    young people in a car, the image shot through the open window

    Photographing the real Miami, beyond the decadence of South Beach

    In ‘Homestead’, Giovanni Mourin turns his lens towards his Cuban roots. Read here.

    a black-and-white image of a man and woman on a bicycle in the 60s

    Photographing a rapidly changing America in the 60s

    A new book of work from the late Dave Heath centres on the emotions and expressions of passers-by in various Northeastern US cities. Read here.

    a woman laid out on a bright green lilo wearing just bikini bottoms, with tiny men crawling over her back

    The 90s campaign all about the fetish for giant women

    Though noticeably devoid of clothes, a Kookaï collection shot by photographer duo Guzman saw giantesses reach sexy, powerful new heights. Read here.

    a woman with red hair in pigtails blowing pink bubblegum

    Zamar Velez captures celebrity in vivid technicolour

    Titled ‘Tummy Ache’, the 23-year-old photographer’s debut photo book features images of Issa Rae, Omar Apollo and more. Read here.

    a skateboarder on the road in palestine shot from up high

    Photos exploring the radical possibilities of skate culture in Palestine

    Maen Hammad has been documenting the evolution of skateboarding in his native country – and pondering its liberatory potential. Read here.

    a man in a cap that reads 'believe in yourself' looks straight into camera

    A photographer’s portrait of Japan’s most dangerous district

    The final chapter in Chloé Jafé’s book trilogy muddles through the back alleys of Nishinari, documenting its poets, prostitutes and bandits. Read here.

    a woman with long nails, big earrings and a lime green bikini applies lip gloss at the beach

    Photos of a scorching hot British summer by the sea

    Sophie Green photographed people having fun against a crumbling post-industrial landscape. Read here.

    a close up photo of a man wearing blue denim and white vest

    Masculinity as seen through the lens of the 70s & 80s

    Inspired by a polaroid of his late uncle, Frank, Pacifico Silano began collating imagery of queer men from an era of liberation and tragedy. Read here.

    a man wearing a thong sits down, his chest hair is wet and arranged into patterns

    Paul Kooiker’s bold, absurdist vision for fashion photography

    A new exhibition from the Dutch photographer, titled ‘FASHION’, brings together themes of nudity, voyeurism and an embrace of the imperfect. Read here.

    two images in a book that depict feet in vintage hollywood films

    Vintage movie set photos spotlighting Hollywood’s eternal foot fetish

    Pierre Leguillon’s new book ‘The Barefoot Promise’ examines cinema’s most enduring fantasies. Read here.

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