Dive Deep: Immerse yourself into the worlds of culture, music and more

In a world awash with surface-level trends and quick fixes, true cultural insight comes from immersing yourself fully in the spaces and stories that shape it. 

Following on from our exploration of immersion and insight money can’t buy (read here), we’ve curated x3 deep dives, immersions into the worlds of the past, underground music scene and a rare visul insight society shrouded in secrecy.

1. Café Royal Books

Tiny zines. Big stories. For nearly two decades, Café Royal Books has quietly documented Britain and Ireland’s cultural shifts, from youth protests to seaside towns, music scenes to industrial decline. Their photobooks are raw, real and beautifully mundane. The kind of immersion you don’t just view, you feel. GRAB SOME

2.  No Tags: Conversations on Underground Music Culture

Part podcast, part cultural diary, No Tags dives deep into the fringes of underground music. Hosted by Chal Ravens and Tom Lea, this is a space where genre doesn’t matter, but subculture does. Listen in on the the podcast HERE and grab your copy of the book HERE

3. North Korea: The People’s Paradise 

How do you capture a culture when you’re not supposed to see it? Photographer Tariq Zaidi spent two years documenting life in North Korea, offering rare, humanising glimpses of a society shrouded in secrecy. From quiet rituals to street corners brimming with contrast, The People’s Paradise is a photographic journey into the everyday poetry of a closed-off world. GRAB A COPY