They say money doesn't grow on trees. Despite what they may tell you, there is actually such a thing as "free money". So, what am I talking about? I'm talking about the dole of course. Perhaps it's a little immoral seeing as you have a Porsche sitting on the driveway, but needs must right?
Either way, jobs in the media go to the well-to-do. But the worst is not over, because then, they start to write. Or edit, or produce or present. Yes, the future of our media is in the hands of those whom, at the age of 21, have - factoring in living expenses - around 15 grand to blow.
We all want to lead healthy and prosperous lives. The news headlines in the UK and around the world, however, are firmly focused on the activities of banks and bankers and the weakness of our global economy. How do we lead wealthier lives, in ways that don't just involve accumulating money?
In today's tough economic climate there are 20,000 out of work graduates all desperately vying for what seems like that ever-elusive job. As a result, internships are fiercely fought over in an attempt to add some much needed experience to a C.V. This is a fact of the job market today.
With the lack of opportunities facing us, some would argue that there really isn't much hope, whilst others say that young people have become lazy and lack motivation. We are the most educated generation to date, and we have never been more ready or able to work. The problem is that there just simply aren't enough opportunities to cater for everyone.
Governments have missed the boat. Rio+20 has missed the deadlines for creating a sustainable future.
Why is there always this assumption that young people are so enthralled by the razzle-dazzle of celebrity, and that they are unable to find their own role models?
Depression is the number one mental problem in western industrialised nations, and it is no respecter of status or income.
It was through my daily work with youth players around the world that I realised that many clubs - whatever their size - shared a common problem.
Are we just being spoiled whiners, as older generations would no doubt label us? I'm not so sure. Our parents' generation had a solid understanding of what they were supposed to be doing at every stage of their life, until they hit their fifties and realised it had all been too planned out and they hadn't enjoyed their youth to the fullest.
I am sat in a red dress, with hastily applied make up waiting for a photographer. A few years back, this was my ambition: to be a person photographed regularly, or a model as they are otherwise known.
My Nest In Kurdistan is a reflection of the current state of Kurdish youth, their thoughts as the semi-autonomous region progresses and their aspirations.
Muslim youth in Southern Kurdistan staged a protest against what they perceived to be a blasphemous article published in a local magazine about Islam. Hundreds of youth took to the streets in the city of Hewlêr, some of them burnt down shops that sold alcohol, while others tried to storm governmental institutions.
Women are forever bombarded with the never-ending choice of 'miracle' beauty products that promise to rejuvenate, tighten, plump and shave off years i...
Youth unemployment is undoubtedly one of the challenges of our time - we can play our part in equipping young people to overcome it. Not just because we want to do our best - but so they can too.
No need to reach for the platforms and thigh skimming union jack dresses just yet (although they are still a very strong look - side pony and scrunchy optional), but I can't help but catch a modern whiff of out-and-proud female solidarity as once preached by the spicey five-some.
I was in a basement disco in Kiev a few nights ago at three o'clock in the morning.
In my opinion, homophobia in schools goes hand in hand with the debate surrounding equal marriage. Homophobia stems from ignorance; from a belief that gay people are less important than straight people.
In an elegant experiment on empathy sociologist Sam Richards attempted and succeeded to encourage an auditorium full of Americans to sympathise with Iraqi terrorists.
I have been photographing the Chatsworth Road area in Hackney, London, since 2007, but decided to turn it into a more expansive project after the riots last summer. The project aims to honour and celebrate the people of the neighbourhood, giving locals a face and a voice.
I met Elijah a couple of weeks back when I started shooting images at the Occupy LSX camp at St Paul's Cathedral. I was photographing Indigo, his girlfriend as she sat in the entrance of their tent. Elijah was inside, in the shadows, embellishing some of Indigo's answers to my questions, as I took shot after shot of her.
Many young people underestimate how much alcohol they drink even if they have some knowledge of the government's guidelines on sensible consumption, a...
When you say, "abolish capitalism", what do you want me to do? Do I take the banks down? That's ridiculous. Do I stop making and selling things? The world would stop turning. Make a demand I can act on.
The government has announced £126 million worth of contracts available to companies and charities to tackle the challenge of long term unemployed young people. Whilst I welcome the announcement, I must say that the jury is still out on whether this government fully understands the ramifications of long term youth unemployment.
I actually think we can choose our age. We can be as childlike as we want or as 'grown up'. We can play whatever side of us we want to. Society has conditioned us to think if we are young we are free and when we get old we become tied down.
