America
Inside the world’s longest-running photo non-profit
This is Kamoinge — Founded in the ’60s, when black art was ignored by the establishment, Kamoinge’s influence has remained largely unrecognised – until now.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Photos of American teens taking on the patriarchy
Girl pictures — Photographer Justine Kurland reimagines a mythical new world for young women – one where they’re allowed to roam, rebel, and live lawlessly off the land.
Written by: Miss Rosen
US college students are being forced to turn to crowdfunding
Desperate measures — Campuses across the country have closed in response to the coronavirus crisis – but what about the students who have been left behind?
Written by: Ashley Bardhan
The indigenous artists making their own comics industry
New narratives — With Native American history almost entirely excluded from the US curriculum, a group of illustrators are rewriting the narrative.
Written by: James Stout
The queer modernists who radicalised New York art
The young and the evil — In the early 20th century, LGBT artists would defy the law by secretly sharing their work with friends and family members.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Capturing the underworld of 1940s New York
Weegee’s adventures — Photographer Weegee would spend his nights roaming the city, documenting its secrets, subcultures and forgotten inhabitants.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A sweeping portrait of life in the American South
Revelations — A new exhibition promotes the region’s forgotten photographers, featuring work from the early 1900s to the present day.
Written by: Miss Rosen
How one photographer shared America’s untold stories
Remembering Jill Freedman — Driven by empathy for victims of injustice, Jill Freedman used her camera to give a voice to the voiceless.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The highs and lows of Las Vegas life
Welcome to the springs — In her new project, The Springs, photographer Hayley Austin peeks beneath the neon façade of Sin City.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Memories from a Lower East Side photo booth
Rainbow shoe repair — A new exhibition brings together a series of community portraits taken at a local store between the late ’80s and early ’00s.
Written by: Miss Rosen
