Miss Rosen
Unseen portraits of high school teenagers in ’70s New York
White Plains — While teaching photography in a school for students who had encountered trouble in the education system, Larry Racioppo took portraits of them as part of his classes. Now, in an exclusive Huck first look, he revisits his recently rediscovered archive.
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One night in a Jamaican dubplate studio during dancehall’s ’90s heyday
Arrows Studio Kingston — While covering a reggae festival in the country’s capital, music photographer David Corio headed to the East Kingston neighbourhood in search of a studio that was hot at the time, managing to capture its distinctive energy in a rapid-fire shoot.
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I Hear Music in the Streets: How New York emerged as a global beacon of culture
From subways to the sky — Seeing the emergence of disco, hip-hop and much more, the city’s streets, rooftops and blocks were incubators of experimentation and parties in the ’70s and ’80s. A new book brings together the work of over 50 photographers who captured its grassroots, underground heyday.
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Sombre, tender photos of final goodbyes during the Harlem Renaissance
Harlem Book of The Dead — As one of the very few Black photographers operating in the 20th century, James Van Der Zee’s sepia-tinged archive remains a crucial documentation of New York’s African American history. Now, one of his classic books, capturing funeral culture, is back in print.
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An intimate portrait of ageing, dementia, and devotion
Calling the birds home — After Cheryle St. Onge’s mother was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2018, the photographer became her full time carer and began documenting their changing life. Her new photobook reflects on the time, while preserving the memory and love of their relationship.
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Don McCullin’s painterly still life photographs
The Stillness of Life — While known predominantly for his war photography and depictions of urban life, the legendary photographer also crafted quieter scenes and captured them with his camera. A new photobook explores his archive.
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Naima Green’s intimate, imagined self-portrait of motherhood
Instead, I spin fantasies — After losing her Aunt Dot in 2023, the artist invested in a prosthetic pregnancy belly as a means of experimenting with the look and feel of carrying a child. Her new exhibition dives into her photographic explorations.
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In photos: Wild weekends on the ’90s London Underground
Mind the gap — Mark McEvoy’s new photobook revisits the three-year period when he spent Friday and Saturday evenings roaming the Tube with his camera. The result is a mix of joy, drunkenness and spots of stillness.
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Resilience and resistance during The Thatcher Years
The iron reign — Photojournalist Paul Pickard’s new book revisits English Midlands life during ’80s, when he was on the frontlines recording news and key events, as tensions between people and authority came to a head.
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Surviving one of the world’s deadliest wildfires, in photos
The Fumes of Mars — Katerina Angelopoulou was visiting friends when the tragic 2018 Attica inferno broke out. Her new book tells a collective story, as she and thousands of others have tried to make sense of it since.
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