The editorial journal of Zire Photography and Graphics
Stories worth preserving.
Voices worth hearing.
Photography opens the conversation. Journalism, cultural storytelling and documentation give it context.
ZPG Publish is where portraits become profiles, events become cultural records, and lived experiences become stories that can inform the next generation.
Editorial work and photography by Tyrone “Zire” McCants
From the editorial desk
The stories behind the images.
Reporting, interviews and cultural documentation that preserve the people, relationships and histories behind the photographs.
Hip-Hop · Community · Legacy
Remembering Pumpkinhead
A Brooklyn MC's cultural legacy, told through performance, fatherhood and the community that continues to carry his memory.
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Heritage · Education · Culture
Your Queens at Ten
African royal history brought into the present through storytelling, costume, performance and portraiture.
Read the feature →Community · Health Advocacy · Legacy
Honoring Dorothy J. Reed
The legacy of Sister2Sister and a community built around support, advocacy and care.
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Different subjects, one commitment: tell the story with context, integrity and purpose.
01 / People
People & Community
Profiles, personal histories, families, relationships and the communities that shape identity.
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Hip-Hop & Cultural History
Artists, movements, cultural knowledge and the living record of hip-hop through TWIHHP.
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Music & Performance
Concerts, musicians, jazz, blues, performance and the cultural spaces where music lives.
Explore music stories →04 / Observation
Places & Photo Essays
Visual reporting on cities, neighborhoods, landscapes, public art and the meaning of place.
Explore place stories →The ZPG publishing ecosystem
Projects with their own voices.
Our editorial work connects photography, cultural journalism, historical documentation and creative education.
Hip-Hop · Education · History
The What Is Hip-Hop Project
A living cultural project documenting the people, elements, knowledge and ongoing evolution of hip-hop.
Read TWIHHP features →People · Cities · Cultural Journalism
BLINK
Stories from New Jersey, New York and beyond, connecting community observation with cultural reporting and visual documentation.
Explore BLINK NJ stories →Music · Performance · Memory
Jazzy Nights & Blues
Musicians, live performances, jazz and blues traditions, and the cultural communities that keep the music moving.
Read music features →Why we publish
A photograph captures the moment. A story preserves the meaning.
Document with care.
Report with context.
Preserve with purpose.
ZPG Publish is an extension of our commitment to cultural memory. We create work that can be read, studied, shared and returned to long after the original moment has passed.
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The continuing record
Latest stories.
New features, profiles, interviews, cultural observations and photographic essays from ZPG Publish.
The Mural Mile: St. Louis Writes on the Floodwall
A floodwall becomes a long-form public archive of graffiti, style writing, hip-hop memory, and changing authorship.
Erykah Badu at the Fabulous Fox Theatre
On October 16, 2021, Erykah Badu stepped onto the Fabulous Fox stage as St. Louis was learning how to gather again. The performance became a public exhale—sound, community, memory, and movement returning to the same room.
Ptah Williams St. Louis Jazz Pianist
St. Louis pianist Ptah Williams shapes music through touch, timing, harmony, listening, and restraint. This Jazzy Nights & Blues artist profile explores the quiet authority that allows a jazz ensemble to breathe.
Errol Hosea King: A Street Photographer named Mr. Neighborhood
Known as Mr. Neighborhood, Errol Hosea King photographs St. Louis with patience, color, dignity, and the trust of a man who belongs to the streets he documents.