Miss Rosen

Memories from a Lower East Side photo booth
Photography

Memories from a Lower East Side photo booth

Rainbow shoe repair — A new exhibition brings together a series of community portraits taken at a local store between the late ’80s and early ’00s. 

Written by: Miss Rosen

Vintage scenes of life at an American summer camp
Photography

Vintage scenes of life at an American summer camp

From Cape Cod to North Carolina — Photographer Mark Steinmetz spent 11 years working in camps across the US, from the shores of Cape Cod in Massachusetts to the smoky mountains of North Carolina.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Bruce Gilden’s unseen photos of New York in the ’80s
Photography

Bruce Gilden’s unseen photos of New York in the ’80s

Lost and found — In his new project, Lost and Found, the legendary street photographer pays tribute to a city that was ‘rough, raw, violent and filthy’.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A portrait of teenage resistance in Brazil
Activism

A portrait of teenage resistance in Brazil

When it breaks, it burns — In 2015, photographer Alicia Esteves captured São Paulo’s revolutionary student riots, when local teens broke in and occupied schools to prevent their closure.

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The weird world of purebred dog shows
Photography

The weird world of purebred dog shows

‘It gets very emotional’ — How the other half live: photographer Dolly Faibyshev captures the kitschy canine bliss of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

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The garden project exposing the fault lines of US justice
Activism

The garden project exposing the fault lines of US justice

Inside the prisoner’s apothecary — The Prisoner’s Apothecary is a mobile healing unit bringing natural medicines to communities impacted by mass incarceration. 

Written by: Miss Rosen

Photos of rural love in ’90s Ireland
Photography

Photos of rural love in ’90s Ireland

Cork City singles — In 1992, photographer Kevin O’Farrell headed to Lisdoonvarna, on the country’s west coast, to capture a month-long matchmaking festival.

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A grassroots guide to surviving the patriarchy
Activism

A grassroots guide to surviving the patriarchy

From the ground up — In the ’70s, the bestselling New Woman’s Survival Catalog drew attention to the power of local activism.

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Surreal shots of sex, death and mysticism in Mexico
Photography

Surreal shots of sex, death and mysticism in Mexico

Enter the cucaracha — In his latest project, La Cucaracha, photographer Pieter Hugo attempts to unravel the country’s most compelling mysteries.

Written by: Miss Rosen

A visual history of the Lower East Side
Photography

A visual history of the Lower East Side

Centre of resistance — Photographer Karen O’Sullivan remembers the neighbourhood’s gritty, pre-gentrification glory days.

Written by: Miss Rosen

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