This multi-layered portrait is a fitting tribute to the man behind Ways of Seeing
John Berger in 2009. Photograph: Franck Courtes/CAMERA PRESS/Agence VU
The cultural critic John Berger was still alive and kicking when he donated his literary archive – heaped boxes of letters and notepads, sketches and scripts – to the British Library in 2009. From his home in the Alps, he proceeded to liaise with the collection's curator, Tom Overton, sorting each item and recounting the wild stories (…)

Après une série d'arrestations ces derniers mois, les Taïwanais s'inquiètent du sort des libraires indépendants de Hong Kong
Une employée de la librairie indépendante « Have a Nice Stay » est emmenée par la police de la sécurité nationale de Hong Kong. Photo : David Chan/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
Sortant de l'une des dernières librairies indépendantes de Hong Kong, les mains liées derrière le dos mais la tête haute, la femme portait un t-shirt sur lequel était inscrit un slogan simple : (…)

Taiwanese people look on with concern at fate of Hong Kong's independent booksellers, after series of arrests in recent months
An independent bookstore employee is escorted away from 'Have a Nice Stay' independent bookstore by Hong Kong national security police. Photograph: David Chan/SOPA Images/Shutterstock
Walking out of one of Hong Kong's last remaining independent bookstores, hands behind her back but head held high, the woman's T-shirt was emblazoned with a simple slogan: “I am a (…)