America
Photos of Houston's famed Fourth Ward in the 1980s
Heart and soul — In 1985, photographer Elbert D. Howze captured the residents of Freedmen’s Town, a community founded in 1866 by people liberated from the shackles of chattel slavery.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Offbeat crowd shots from New York’s biggest gigs
Close encounters — In a new series, photographer Jeff Mermelstein captures the chaos of Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Centre: ‘There’s a Barbra Streisand aesthetic, a Stevie Wonder aesthetic, a Jay-Z aesthetic and a Barry Manilow aesthetic.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
An outsider’s perspective on a typical American family
Ribs and rockets — In an evocative new project, photographer Alice Schoolcraft travels from Sweden to Washington state to meet her unknown relatives.
Written by: Eva Clifford
Behind closed doors with Andy Warhol’s right-hand man
American high life — Bob Colacello was embedded in US high society. Throughout the late ’70s and early ’80s, he photographed some of pop culture’s most significant figures: from artists to politicians, designers to film stars.
Written by: Huck
‘Within me, there’s an addict and a saboteur’
Jenny Lewis goes it alone — After weathering one of the toughest storms of her life, the singer is back with a new album. She talks love, loss, and the importance of optimism.
Written by: Benjamin Cook
Unearthing the old business cards of Chicago gangs
Almighty and Insane — Used in the 1960s and ’70s, these discreet slips of paper served as the ultimate status symbol for gang members across the city.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Vintage shots of Boston’s red light district
From the ’70s and ’80s — For the first time in three decades, photographer John Goodman uncovers his shots of the city’s ‘Combat Zone’.
Written by: Miss Rosen
At the rodeo with New Mexico’s extreme bull riders
Wild things — Lili Tanner’s photographs give a glimpse inside the world of Navajo cowboys, as they gear up for one of their biggest – and most dangerous – events of the year.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Portraits of America’s ‘plain ordinary working people’
A Kentucky story — After discovering a collection of Walmart employee headshots taken in 1986, photographer Daniel Kraus embarked on a project exploring small-town life in America – through the prism of one of its most recognisable institutions.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Life lessons from Barack Obama’s right-hand woman
‘Xanax goes a really long way’ — From bagging groceries to leading White House operations, Alyssa Mastromonaco was described as one of the ‘most powerful, least famous’ people in Washington. She talks stress, social anxiety and the perils of corporate feminism.
Written by: Briony Cartmell
