Miss Rosen
How to spark serious social change, using art
Six tips from ACT UP — Legendary ACT UP founding member Avram Finkelstein combined art and activism to combat the AIDS crisis. Here, he shares the invaluable lessons he’s learned.
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Surreal, sun-soaked scenes from the Florida coast
American colour — From the ’90s to the ’00s, Magnum photographer Constantine Manos travelled across the sunshine state; capturing the life, love and style of its local residents.
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The cult club that transformed New York’s art world
From 1978 to 1983 — A new MOMA exhibition looks back on the legacy of Club 57 – a no-budget East Village venue that ripped up the rule book and changed the face of modern art.
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A love letter to the world, written with photographs
From Paris to Tijuana — Photographers Rebecca Norris Webb and Alex Webb have travelled the earth together, creating visual poetry and capturing life’s mystical moments on film.
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Growing up as a woman in the east and west
Teen spirit — Photographer Rania Matar travels around the world – from Boston and New York to the Palestinian refugee camps – to capture the universal experience of womanhood.
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Uncovering the secrets of Korea’s mysterious DMZ
In the zone — At 248 km long, the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a vast, high-security buffer zone between the South and North. Photographer Park Jongwoo gets unconditional access.
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Remembering the incredible women of America’s last crusade
Portraits of 1968 — In the weeks following Martin Luther King’s death, thousands descended on Washington Mall to ‘confront the power structure.’ Jill Freedman captured it all in her photo series, Resurrection City 1968.
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Photos that capture the real Brooklyn kids of the ’60s
Arty anarchy — Taken while she was a student at the prestigious Pratt Institute, Constance Hansen’s newly uncovered images expose the real outsiders of the 1960s New York.
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Six tips for aspiring protest photographers
How to change the world — War veteran Michael A. McCoy initially turned to photography as a way of coping with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – since then, he’s shot some of the most significant protests in US history. Here, he shares his advice for young activists.
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Sunny street shots of New York in the ‘80s
Shoot from the hip — Before carving out a career as a music photographer, Michael Lavine worked the avenues of Manhattan – capturing the chaotic crowds of another era.
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