America
The grit and glamour of Californian hip hop
In pictures — From Snoop Dogg and Tupac to A$AP Rocky, photographer Mike Miller has spent decades documenting the world of West Coast hip hop. ‘I was in a drive-by shooting a couple of years ago,’ he tells Miss Rosen. ‘LA is not as safe as everyone thinks.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
The man who taught America how to grow weed
A secret history — In the ’70s, Mel Frank wrote the definitive guide on growing your own Marijuana, offering back-to-basics lessons on indoor and outdoor cultivation.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A photographic history of East LA in the 90s
Legends never die — In her visual archive, artist Guadalupe Rosales passes on the stories, traditions and history of Chicanx culture in the 1990s.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Deana Lawson’s mythical portraits of blackness
An intimate study — The New York photographer’s striking, large-scale images offer an intimate look at black life around the world.
Written by: Miss Rosen
These portraits capture America’s changing face
Seeing Deeply — For photographer Dawoud Bey, portraits are a portal into another era. Now, in a new book, he looks back over a career spent capturing America at its most intimate.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A rambling road trip through the heart of Middle America
The Travel Diary — Photographer Rachel Cabitt joins Brooklyn band Native Sun on their first US tour, taking her from bubbling beach towns to stark, desolate cities.
Written by: Rachel Cabitt
The radical history of ’80s San Francisco, in photos
Street life — Photographer Janet Delaney captured the city’s thriving public life – from parades and protests, to performances and beauty pageants – in the days before Silicon Valley.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The NYC collective bringing the club to your living room
Brooklyn Wildlife — Brooklyn Wildlife is the New York art collective putting on weird shows in weird places. We catch up with founder Chris Carr about why it's so important to recontextualise the way we experience music.
Written by: Jonathan Turton
A raucous celebration of Italian-American culture
The Travel Diary — Photographer Sean Martin returns to his home in Gloucester, Massachusetts to capture Saint Peter’s Fiesta – a wild, testosterone-fuelled festival started by local Italian fishermen.
Written by: Sean Martin
Shooting the original characters of old Vegas
Off the strip — Photographer Hunter Barnes shoots the heroes of Las Vegas’ hedonistic heyday – from showgirls and lounge singers, to imposing, Scorsesian casino bosses.
Written by: HUCK HQ
