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Janette Beckman

The woman who defined 80s Hip Hop photography

A new exhibition brings together Janette Beckman’s visionary and boundary pushing images of an era of cultural change and moral panic.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Portraits capturing the wild style of downtown New York

Strike a pose — Photographer Janette Beckman remembers travelling to NY to capture the city’s burgeoning hip hop scene and the fashion trailblazers who’d frequent her studio.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

Tender shots of the '80s East LA gang scene

City of angels — After visiting Los Angeles' Maravilla Park, photographer Janette Beckman got to know a Mexican-American gang there and set about capturing a different side to their community.

  • Culture
  • Miss Rosen

Shooting the second wave of Britain’s mods and rockers

Raw streets — Photographer Janette Beckman shares her portraits of the UK’s most famous subcultures – two groups who were, for a brief moment in time, each other’s natural enemies.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

The photographer who captured the birth of punk and hip hop in the 1980s

Rebel Cultures — To celebrate 10 years of Huck, we're digging through the archives to unearth stories that feel as relevant as ever. When photographer Janette Beckman started documenting underground communities in the US, she had no idea it would change youth culture forever.

  • Photography
  • Shelley Jones

The Rebel Cultures Playlist

Origins of punk and hip hop — Photographer Janette Beckman captured the birth of some of the most influential subcultures of the Twentieth Century.

  • Culture
  • HUCK HQ

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