A half-century of social documentary from the acclaimed American photographer, with previously unseen works
Month: May 2024
On the Road: Ming Smith’s Journey Through Time and Space
In the 1970s in New York, Ming Smith’s practice was propelled by inquiry—both through her immersion in the Kamoinge Workshop and her preoccupation with the ideas of prominent twentieth-century American and European photographers. Cultivating her own radical sensibility in early experiments, she alluded to the virtuosity of Brassaï, Roy DeCarava, Diane Arbus, and Robert Frank….
12 Photographers Showcase How We Interact with the World Around Us
The Prix Pictet aims to harness the power of photography to draw attention to issues of global sustainability. This year’s theme and the name of the exhibition on view at Fotografiska Stockholm is Human. Twelve distinguished photographers, selected by the esteemed jury, unveil their own unique approaches of the human story and how we interact with the…
Janette Beckman’s Rebels
The exhibition Rebels at Foam, is the first large-scale retrospective of the iconic punk and hip-hop photographer Janette Beckman. With a photographic career stretching over four decades, she documented pivotal underground movements from the early stages of the punk and hip-hop scene to recent movements like Black Lives Matter. The exhibition sheds light on themes such…
Dylan Hausthor: What the Rain May Bring
“I was recently visiting my hometown and stopped to fill up my car with gas,” writes photographer Dylan Hausthor. “I noticed a woman sitting outside the gas station drinking coffee and recognized her as my old ballet teacher. I sat down next to her and we caught up. She had been going blind for a…