America

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

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

Documenting Gay power and Pride in 1980s America
Photography

Documenting Gay power and Pride in 1980s America

New photo book ‘Castro to Christopher: Gay Streets of America 1979–1986’ is an epic story of creativity, community, strength, joy, and resistance on two coasts.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Revisiting Casa Susanna, the legendary Trans refuge in pre-Stonewall America
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Revisiting Casa Susanna, the legendary Trans refuge in pre-Stonewall America

A new book explores the story of the private oasis for self-identified heterosexual men and their wives seeking space to explore gender variance at a time when homosexuality and crossdressing were treated as crimes and mental illnesses.

Written by: Miss Rosen

An unconventional portrait of queer motherhood
Photography

An unconventional portrait of queer motherhood

In new book, ‘This Train’ photographer Justine Kurland documents her life on the road with her young son amongst brutal histories inscribed in the earth.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Joel Sternfeld’s landmark portrait of American pathos & dreams
Photography

Joel Sternfeld’s landmark portrait of American pathos & dreams

A new edition of the iconic photographer’s seminal photobook American Prospects captures late empire like no other.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Decades of documenting US skateboard culture from a woman’s perspective
Photography

Decades of documenting US skateboard culture from a woman’s perspective

In her new book, Fulfill the Dream, photographer Magdalena Wosinska reflects on her journey through skate culture from the 90s to present day.

Written by: Isaac Muk

Exploring family, memory and legacy through photography
Photography

Exploring family, memory and legacy through photography

Photographer Mary Frey crafts a captivating chronicle of late 20th century American life that exists somewhere between reality, metaphor, and myth.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Pride and Privilege: challenging the myths of white America
Photography

Pride and Privilege: challenging the myths of white America

Photographer Kris Graves’s new monograph, ‘Privileged Mediocrity’ explores the American landscape at the dawn of the 21st century.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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

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