Grace Riley

I met with Bee, a 20-year-old online content creator. With 692K followers on TikTok, Bee has been part of the Emo community, both online and offline, for most of their teenage years. Travelling 80 miles to Brighton, I met them along the seafront for a street photoshoot. Donning the iconic knee-high black Converse and a chunky studded belt, Bee brought the maximalist aesthetic to life, along with their friend 18-year-old maths student Betty, who was up for stepping in front of the lens....

Monumental’s roots trace back to the seaside city of Southend, where Alfie (lead guitarist) and Nathan (bassist) met Finn (frontman and rhythm guitarist) busking in the bustling high street of Southend playing ‘It Must Be Love’ by Labi Siffre, unsure whether he was even going to busk that day. After their original drummer left the band, Peggy’s Music Bar was where current drummer and backing vocalist Denny had exclaimed, “I am gonna be in that band one day!” when watching the band perform with t...