America

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

A portrait of Black power and pride across the US
Photography

A portrait of Black power and pride across the US

Taking us through one of the most dynamic years in recent history, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn new photo book contains tender yet confrontational portraits from her assignment work as a photojournalist and off-duty encounters.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Mitch Epstein’s evocative portrait of 1970s America
Photography

Mitch Epstein’s evocative portrait of 1970s America

Alternating between colour and black-and-white, the photographer chronicled sexual liberation, economic crises and the repercussions of the war in Vietnam.

Written by: Miss Rosen

I was denied a life-saving abortion
Activism

I was denied a life-saving abortion

Right to Choose — A 28-year-old from Texas shares her story of being forced to travel across state lines for an abortion that would save her life and end a pregnancy that her baby had no way of surviving.

Written by: Daisy Schofield

On the road with America’s female truckers
Photography

On the road with America’s female truckers

Photographer Anne-Marie Michel captures the women who through determination and strength are forging their own way in a male-dominated industry.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photos capturing the abortion rights protests in Washington
Activism

Photos capturing the abortion rights protests in Washington

‘We won't go back!‘ — In the wake of the decision by the supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade, thousands of protestors filled the streets to express their rage and anguish.

Written by: Huck

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