New York
Up close and personal in Steven Hirsch’s New York
City creatures — The street photographer captures the city’s most curious characters in his latest series, Creatures.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Hip hop photography, remixed by iconic graffiti artists
The mash-up — Legendary New York photographer Janette Beckman hands her work over to the world’s biggest streets artists for new project, The Mash-Up.
Written by: Miss Rosen
The highs and lows of a whirlwind romance, in photos
The Best is Yet to Come — 17 years after a painful breakup, Ada Bligaard Søby decided to make a book on life and love with her ex-boyfriend, pooling their family archives to plot a visual timeline of their lives – before and after the relationship. It turned out to be the wildest ride of her career.
Written by: Ada Bligaard Søby, as told to Cian Traynor
The seedy, squalid glory of Times Square in the ’80s
Lost in NYC — Back in the day, Times Square was a hotbed for hedonism. Artist Jane Dickson remembers living through New York’s messy golden age – a place where DIY culture thrived.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Chris Stein of Blondie talks shooting NYC’s ragged heyday
Point of View — As a founding member of the new-wave stalwarts, the Blondie guitarist was an integral part of New York’s golden age. Now, in a new book, he remembers documenting the whole thing on camera.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Tender shots of young, US men on the cusp of adulthood
Almost there — Photographer Amit Elkayam explores the universal fragility of boyhood, capturing young adolescents as they grapple with the early expectations of masculinity.
Written by: HUCK HQ
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
New York’s underground art scene is weirder than ever
DIY to Infinity — Despite rumours that it’s disappearing, photographer Walter Wlodarczyk captures a creative world that’s surviving – and thriving – against the odds.
Written by: Jonathan Turton
The all-woman skate crew taking over the streets of NYC
Skate Kitchen — As a new film shares Skate Kitchen's story with the wider world, this supergroup is on a mission that feels much bigger than skateboarding.
Written by: Cian Traynor
The enduring legacy of Wild Style, hip hop’s first ever film
‘We took over the planet’ — As the 1983 feature – which brought New York’s hip hop scene to international attention – celebrates its 35th birthday this year, we talk to the people who made it happen.
Written by: Miss Rosen