Future Hackney

Future Hackney documents social change in East London. Working at the intersections of social engagement and photography we co-author with communities, creating living archives.

We are a grass roots led initiative who use digital mediums to tell stories through street and documentary photography, oral histories and current issues. We create community dialogues, street exhibitions, living archives, online platforms, social media, print and press.

Our projects are co-authored and inclusive, working with and alongside the community, creating local opportunities. We facilitate intergenerational groups in communication skills and digital media, giving bursaries to those who co-author with us. We facilitate young people and residents in our skill-based workshops and creative engagement, whilst promoting 'young talent' through @futurehackney

Ridley Road Stories is a public archive of Hackney’s African and Caribbean communities on Ridley Road E8. An ongoing photographic Story of the Dalston street, now exhibited as two exterior exhibitions. One at The Red Cross Building Dalston Lane E8 1NG the second one at Hackney Central Bridge Mare Street E8 1HY.