Photographer Janet Delaney finds trust and affection in this portrait of her father at work as a beauty supply salesman in 1980s LA

The science journalist digs into the profound interconnectedness of life in his ambitious study of symbiosis

Harry Gruyaert’s New York shot channels the spirit of pop art – not only in the bright, gaudy colours but in its appreciation of everyday life

A visit to a nib specialist is a reminder of a simple pleasure of writing

Ed van der Elsken’s snapshot of a provincial Dutch town in the 1970s turns an ordinary moment into a piece of social history

Madeleine de Sinéty’s photographs of 1970s rural France capture the idyllic adolescence her privilege denied her

A boy gleefully mimics the action of Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide in this image

Two gay canines find the path to true love beset by problems in this gag-packed take on modern dating

This image of the young bodybuilder near his home village was part of one man’s mission to make him a global star

Photographer Peter Hujar’s contact sheet captures the Stooges’ singer on the cusp of fame

Visitors soak up the last of the day’s sun in ‘the birthplace of mass tourism’

An Iranian reporter afraid for her safety refuses to disappear in Newsha Tavakolian’s photograph

The star of The Wire on working with fellow septuagenarians for his new drama and reuniting with Dominic West

O’Neill’s eye-opening memoir about her father’s death doubles as a grisly history of the organ trade

In Walter Rudolph’s sun-kissed photograph, visitors stroll the streets of the Balearic island before the arrival of package holidays and superclubs

Silvana Trevale captures Venezuelans enjoying a moment of respite in their stolen youth

The Boyhood author on love songs as great art, writing books to dance to, and resolutely refusing to do his research

The actor chooses his cultural highlights, including a Brazilian cinematic masterpiece, a set designer’s secrets and Japanese photography

The American photographer’s shot of an idle dip captures the ripples of a decade-long relationship

The actor chooses her cultural highlights, including Ezra Collective, a remote Tom Courtenay performance and the film that made her nan fist-pump