Miss Rosen

Chronicling conflict and survival in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Photography

Chronicling conflict and survival in the Democratic Republic of Congo

A new photo exhibition documents how a brutal conflict on the eastern edge of the country continues to devastate the lives of civilians.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A playful look at Gen X teens coming of age in 1980s America
Photography

A playful look at Gen X teens coming of age in 1980s America

After fleeing Pinochet, Sergio Purtell created a photographic love letter to the people of his adopted home with the knowing eye of one who has seen their homeland fall to fascism.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Revisiting the legendary Rastafari community of Ethiopia
Photography

Revisiting the legendary Rastafari community of Ethiopia

A new book brings together a powerful collection of photographs and first person accounts of the lives of a people committed to building a new world.

Written by: Miss Rosen

In photos: Inmates of the oldest women’s prison in the USA
Photography

In photos: Inmates of the oldest women’s prison in the USA

A new photobook, ‘Women Prisoner Polaroids’, revisits Jack Lueders-Booth’s seminal, humane portrait of women incarcerated in Massachusetts’ MCI Framingham.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Louis Stettner’s timeless portrait of mid-century America
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Louis Stettner’s timeless portrait of mid-century America

In the largest retrospective yet of his work a new book and exhibition explores the legacy of the “world’s best-known unknown photographer”.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Celebrating Fire Island’s fabled “Invasion of the Pines”
Photography

Celebrating Fire Island’s fabled “Invasion of the Pines”

Photographer Phillip Gutman’s recent exhibition pays homage to an important chapter of LGBTQ history with a sumptuous array of hand printed scenes.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The queer artist who transformed contemporary photography
Photography

The queer artist who transformed contemporary photography

New book ‘Jimmy DeSana: Salvation’ sees the artist’s final series finally published, offering an intimate look at the life of the DeSana’s inner life as he confronted the shadow of death.

Written by: Miss Rosen

The woman who defined 80s Hip Hop photography
Photography

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.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A Vibrant Portrait of Afropunk in South African Townships Today
Photography

A Vibrant Portrait of Afropunk in South African Townships Today

Karabo Mooki lifts the lid on Soweto’s countercultural scene, which offers a much-needed antidote to the systemic racism that endures in South Africa.

Written by: Miss Rosen

On the Road with the Free Photographic Omnibus around 1970s Britain
Photography

On the Road with the Free Photographic Omnibus around 1970s Britain

Photographer Daniel Meadows took off around the UK in an old bus to capture a unique portrait of a changing nation.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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