America

An unconventional portrait of queer motherhood
Photography

An unconventional portrait of queer motherhood

In new book, ‘This Train’ photographer Justine Kurland documents her life on the road with her young son amongst brutal histories inscribed in the earth.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Joel Sternfeld’s landmark portrait of American pathos & dreams
Photography

Joel Sternfeld’s landmark portrait of American pathos & dreams

A new edition of the iconic photographer’s seminal photobook American Prospects captures late empire like no other.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Decades of documenting US skateboard culture from a woman’s perspective
Photography

Decades of documenting US skateboard culture from a woman’s perspective

In her new book, Fulfill the Dream, photographer Magdalena Wosinska reflects on her journey through skate culture from the 90s to present day.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Exploring family, memory and legacy through photography
Photography

Exploring family, memory and legacy through photography

Photographer Mary Frey crafts a captivating chronicle of late 20th century American life that exists somewhere between reality, metaphor, and myth.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Pride and Privilege: challenging the myths of white America
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Pride and Privilege: challenging the myths of white America

Photographer Kris Graves’s new monograph, ‘Privileged Mediocrity’ explores the American landscape at the dawn of the 21st century.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Road Tripping Across 1980s America
Photography

Road Tripping Across 1980s America

After graduating university, photographer Sage Sohier set forth on a series of adventures with nothing but a paper map as her guide.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A raw journey into America’s rebellious youth culture
Photography

A raw journey into America’s rebellious youth culture

Wesley Knoll’s newly published photobook ‘Fading Smile’ is an unflinching window into life as a young person in the USA.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Unflinching photos from the streets of America’s rust belt
Photography

Unflinching photos from the streets of America’s rust belt

Photographer Sean Maung reflects on documenting a small town in Pennsylvania afflicted by high levels of unemployment, poverty, violence, crime, and addiction.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Steve Schapiro’s iconic photos of 20th century America
Photography

Steve Schapiro’s iconic photos of 20th century America

After building his reputation covering the US civil rights movement in the 1960s, the photographer went on to produce some of the most enduring images of the past century. Now, a new exhibition celebrates his legacy.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The teen photographer who captured the Black Panther Party
Photography

The teen photographer who captured the Black Panther Party

Jeffrey Henson Scales intimate portraits and protest images of the BPP and its leaders offer a rare insight into organisation at a time of societal upheaval.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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