Tattoos, body art and raves: The 7 most viewed beauty photo stories of 2025

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. This year’s standout beauty photo stories centred around body customisation – a shift away from last year’s favour of body optimisation. Whether it was the tattoos scattered across sweaty limbs and torsos in the club, or…

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10 of the most iconic photography stories from 2025

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. This shortlist encompasses the most inspirational photography stories by some of the most revered image-makers we’ve published on Dazed this year. From Kikuji Kawada’s visions of Hiroshima to Daniel Arnold’s gaze on New York in the…

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Meet the Irish designer illuminating Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun era

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Zara Larsson has had the strongest year of her career, making a victorious return to the charts with her latest album Midnight Sun and earning her first-ever Grammy nomination. From viral TikTok dances to a remarkable…

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Internet artist Osean is all for blending art and technology

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. If there’s any remaining doubt about technology’s value in art, let 28-year-old creator Osean be the one to dispel it. The Atlanta-based multihyphenate is a 3D artist, musician and visual collaborator who’s worked with the likes…

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