‘Queer, playful, chaotic and sweaty’: Photos from east London’s Howl

These pictures document the alternative Pride party that took over Hackney Wick for 16 febrile hours during a London heatwave

‘Queer, playful, chaotic and sweaty’: Photos from east London’s Howl

Imogen, HOWL 2026

On Saturday 4th July and into the early hours of the following morning, Howl – what photographer Imogen describes as Hackney’s “queer, playful, chaotic and sweaty” alternative Pride festival – was in full swing. “What made the event so special this year was the feeling that the queer community had fully taken over east London,” Imogen tells Dazed. “It was a huge celebration of queer culture, music and nightlife.” Inhellip;

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