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Nurturing the Future of Photography
Nurturing the Future of Photography
Flaunt 9/12/2024
Fahey/Klein Gallery Curates Charity Auction in Support of Inglewood Photography Festival’s Inaugural Book Award
Fahey/Klein Gallery Curates Charity Auction in Support of Inglewood Photography Festival’s Inaugural Book Award
9/10/24
Face the Music: The Legacy of Music Photography, Creative Relationships That Spark Magic
Face the Music: The Legacy of Music Photography, Creative Relationships That Spark Magic
Metal Magazine 8/24/2024
Face the Music: The Legacy of Music Photography
Face the Music: The Legacy of Music Photography
Meer 8/7/2024
TOP 5: THE AUGUST 2024 CALIFORNIA HOT LIST
TOP 5: THE AUGUST 2024 CALIFORNIA HOT LIST
C Magazine 8/3/2024
Fahey/Klein Gallery | Face the Music: The Legacy of Music Photography
Fahey/Klein Gallery | Face the Music: The Legacy of Music Photography
L’Oeil de la Photographie 7/29/2024
New York hip-hop, Sade and André 3000 – before the Paparazzi descended
New York hip-hop, Sade and André 3000 – before the Paparazzi descended
British Journal of Photography 7/20/2024
The Woman Who Defined 80s Hip Hop Photography
The Woman Who Defined 80s Hip Hop Photography
Huck Magazine 7/18/24
The Questionnaire : Janette Beckman by Carole Schmitz
The Questionnaire : Janette Beckman by Carole Schmitz
L’Œil de la Photographie Paris 04/03/2023
AIPAD Talks 2023- Hip Hop: Conscious, Unconscious Panel with Fotografiska New York
AIPAD Talks 2023- Hip Hop: Conscious, Unconscious Panel with Fotografiska New York
AIPAD Talks 03/31/2023
East Side Story
East Side Story
Blind Magazine 1/20/23
Saatchi Gallery Reveals Artist Line-Up For Its Monumental Graffiti & Street Art Exhibition, Beyond The Streets London Featuring Janette Beckman
Saatchi Gallery Reveals Artist Line-Up For Its Monumental Graffiti & Street Art Exhibition, Beyond The Streets London Featuring Janette Beckman
01/10/2023
The Outliers and the Mavericks: Janette Beckman
The Outliers and the Mavericks: Janette Beckman
10/13/2022
She Won't Stop!
She Won't Stop!
Janette Beckman's Photography at the "Intersection of Gritty & Cool" 10/20/22
Rebel rebel: from Joe Strummer to Coventry ska girls, people who broke the mould – in pictures
Rebel rebel: from Joe Strummer to Coventry ska girls, people who broke the mould – in pictures
5/26/2022
An archive of attitude: Janette Beckman’s rebel youth
An archive of attitude: Janette Beckman’s rebel youth
5/25/2022
Fahey/Klein Gallery : Janette Beckman : Rebels
Fahey/Klein Gallery : Janette Beckman : Rebels
5/5/2022
Janette Beckman’s photographic monograph honours the rebels shaping culture from the fringe
Janette Beckman’s photographic monograph honours the rebels shaping culture from the fringe
11/29/2021
Capturing the Outliers of Society - In Conversation With Janette Beckman - Widewalls
Capturing the Outliers of Society - In Conversation With Janette Beckman - Widewalls
9/8/2021
Janette Beckman - Photos of New York's explosive 80s music scene
Janette Beckman - Photos of New York's explosive 80s music scene
Janette Beckman discusses her long career and how she brought her backstage aesthetic to the world of Dior
05/28/20
Janette Beckman - Def Jam Presents: Through The Lens – Janette Beckman (Episode 1)
06/19/20
Janette Beckman - Saint Laurent Rive Droite x Fahey/Klein Gallery (Another Magazine)
03/12/2020
Janette Beckman -- International Center of Photography in New York is hosting a hip-hop exhibition (Living Life Fealess)
02/25/2020
Janette Beckman -- Only in New York! 3 iconic street photographers share their tales of the city that never sleeps by Miss Rosen (Document)
Janette Beckman -- Only in New York! 3 iconic street photographers share their tales of the city that never sleeps by Miss Rosen (Document)
02/04/2020
Janette Beckman -- International Center of Photography Refocuses in a New Home By Jason Farago (New York Times)
Janette Beckman -- International Center of Photography Refocuses in a New Home By Jason Farago (New York Times)
01/30/2020
Janette Beckman -- A Visual History Of Hip-Hop at Contact High by Annie Todd (Gothamist)
Janette Beckman -- A Visual History Of Hip-Hop at Contact High by Annie Todd (Gothamist)
01/24/2020
Janette Beckman does Indy 500 by Richard McCoy (Pattern)
Janette Beckman does Indy 500 by Richard McCoy (Pattern)
01/07/2020
Janette Beckman -- How Janette Beckman Navigated the Male Dominated World of Early Hip Hop Photography by Miss Rosen (The Luupe)
11/14/2019
Janette Beckman -- Woman Graffiti, Hip-Hop, and Street Artists Rock Bronx Art Exhibit (EIN Press Wire)
10/15/2019
Janette Beckman -- A Tour of Photoville (WNYC)
09/19/2019
Janette Beckman - see photos of new york hip-hop artists before they made it big by Sarah Moroz (VICE I-D)
Janette Beckman - see photos of new york hip-hop artists before they made it big by Sarah Moroz (VICE I-D)
08/30/2019
Janette Beckman -- Hasselblad Moments
Janette Beckman -- Hasselblad Moments
08/08/2019
Janette Beckman -- A Visual History of Hip Hop, The Annenberg Space for Photography Who Redefined Pop Culture by Max Bell (The Argonaut Online)
Janette Beckman -- A Visual History of Hip Hop, The Annenberg Space for Photography Who Redefined Pop Culture by Max Bell (The Argonaut Online)
08/07/2019
Janette Beckman -- Never-Before-Seen Images of London's Punk Scene by Miss Rosen (Vice)
08/05/2019
Janette Beckman -- Before Boris, there was Thatcher: youth revolt in '70's London by Ann Binlot (Document Journal)
Janette Beckman -- Before Boris, there was Thatcher: youth revolt in '70's London by Ann Binlot (Document Journal)
07/24/2019
Janette Beckman -- Hip hop exhibition: rapper outfits as haute couture (NRC.NL)
07/11/2019
Janette Beckman -- The big picture: punks and skins in harmony by Tim Adams (The Guardian)
Janette Beckman -- The big picture: punks and skins in harmony by Tim Adams (The Guardian)
07/07/19
Janette Beckman -- CAFÉ ROYAL by Kara McGinley (Culture Crush)
Janette Beckman -- CAFÉ ROYAL by Kara McGinley (Culture Crush)
06/13/2019
Janette Beckman -- 'It's a celebration': tracing the roots of hip-hop through photography
Janette Beckman -- 'It's a celebration': tracing the roots of hip-hop through photography
06/04/2019
Janette Beckman -- A panoramic history of hip-hop, from the Bronx to Compton by Steve Appleford (LA Times)
Janette Beckman -- A panoramic history of hip-hop, from the Bronx to Compton by Steve Appleford (LA Times)
05/29/19
Janette Beckman -- SPECIAL Radio Juxtapoz Podcast with Martha Cooper, Janette Beckman and Miranda Barnes Live at Vault by Vans
05/20/2019
Janette Beckman - ‘Contact High’ Shows Hip-Hop Icons in a New Light by Charles Holmes (Rolling Stone)
05/15/2019
Janette Beckman - CELEBRATING THE WOMEN WHO PHOTOGRAPHED HIP HOP by Miss Rosen (Feature Shoot)
Janette Beckman - CELEBRATING THE WOMEN WHO PHOTOGRAPHED HIP HOP by Miss Rosen (Feature Shoot)
05/01/19
Janette Beckman - THE MOST ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS IN HIP-HOP: OPENING NIGHT AT ‘CONTACT HIGH’ (L.A. Taco)
Janette Beckman - THE MOST ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHS IN HIP-HOP: OPENING NIGHT AT ‘CONTACT HIGH’ (L.A. Taco)
04/30/2019
Janette Beckman - 'CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History Of Hip-Hop' Is A Pure Documentation Of A Cultural Phenomenon by Lauren Alvarez (Forbes)
04/30/2019
Janette Beckman - “They Tell A Larger Story”: Vikki Tobak On The Visual History Of Hip-Hop (uDiscoverMusic.com)
Janette Beckman - “They Tell A Larger Story”: Vikki Tobak On The Visual History Of Hip-Hop (uDiscoverMusic.com)
04/28/2019
Janette Beckman - Old-school hip-hop and flower-crowned pit bulls come to Century City, in photo form (Time Out, Los Angeles)
Janette Beckman - Old-school hip-hop and flower-crowned pit bulls come to Century City, in photo form (Time Out, Los Angeles)
04/26/2019
Janette Beckman - Hip-Hop History Comes to Life in a Series of 120 Amazing Photos by Samuel Braslow (LA Magazine)
Janette Beckman - Hip-Hop History Comes to Life in a Series of 120 Amazing Photos by Samuel Braslow (LA Magazine)
04/18/2019
Janette Beckman -- A Portrait of Los Angeles in the Early 80s (Another Man Magazine)
Janette Beckman -- A Portrait of Los Angeles in the Early 80s (Another Man Magazine)
04/11/19
Janette Beckman - CONTACT HIGH: A VISUAL HISTORY OF HIP-HOP DEBUTS AT THE ANNENBERG by Paula Froelich (Newsweek)
04/04/2019
Janette Beckman - The Camera Loves AIPAD 2019 (V Magazine)
Janette Beckman - The Camera Loves AIPAD 2019 (V Magazine)
04/03/2019
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Janette Beckman - Annenberg Space for Photography & United Photo Industries Present Photoville LA (CISION PR Newswire)
04/02/2019
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Janette Beckman - The Year in Yesteryear: Standout Music Books and Boxed Sets (The New York Times)
12/19/2018
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Janette Beckman - Hip hop photography, remixed by iconic graffiti artists - Text by Miss Rosen (Huck)
Janette Beckman - Hip hop photography, remixed by iconic graffiti artists - Text by Miss Rosen (Huck)
11/27/2018
Janette Beckman - 'The Mash Up' remixes hip-hop photos with graffiti (Fox 5 NY)
11/26/18
Janette Beckman - “I Vote Because” Photography project gives voters a voice (Pattern)
Janette Beckman - “I Vote Because” Photography project gives voters a voice (Pattern)
11/06/2018
Janette Beckman - Icons of hip-hop: Rarely seen photo shoot outtakes show music legends from the past 40 years including a smiling Biggie Smalls in his last photo shoot days before he was murdered (Daily Mail UK)
Janette Beckman - Icons of hip-hop: Rarely seen photo shoot outtakes show music legends from the past 40 years including a smiling Biggie Smalls in his last photo shoot days before he was murdered (Daily Mail UK)
11/06/2018
Janette Beckman - The stories behind hip-hop’s most iconic images By Eliott C. McLaughlin (CNN)
Janette Beckman - The stories behind hip-hop’s most iconic images By Eliott C. McLaughlin (CNN)
11/03/18
Janette Beckman - Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop by Vikki Tobak (Washingtonian)
11/01/2018

19 Things to Do Around DC This November

Street artists επεμβαίνουν πάνω στις εικόνες της Janette Beckman με τους '80s θρύλους του ραπ Πηγή (LIFO Greece)
Street artists επεμβαίνουν πάνω στις εικόνες της Janette Beckman με τους '80s θρύλους του ραπ Πηγή (LIFO Greece)
10/29/2018
Janette Beckman - Graffiti homages to hip-hop heroes – in pictures (The Guardian)
Janette Beckman - Graffiti homages to hip-hop heroes – in pictures (The Guardian)
10/20/2018
Janette Beckman - As seen in Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop. (The Fader) By Duncan Cooper
Janette Beckman - As seen in Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop. (The Fader) By Duncan Cooper
10/18/2018
Janette Beckman - The icons of hip-hop and the images that might have been (LA Times) by Oliver Wang
Janette Beckman - The icons of hip-hop and the images that might have been (LA Times) by Oliver Wang
10/14/2018
Janette Beckman - The icons of hip-hop and the images that might have been (The San Diego Union Tribune) by Oliver Wang
Janette Beckman - The icons of hip-hop and the images that might have been (The San Diego Union Tribune) by Oliver Wang
10/12/2018
Janette Beckman - Iconic Photographs by Janette Beckman Get a Graffiti Makeover (PRØHBTD Content x Culture)
Janette Beckman - Iconic Photographs by Janette Beckman Get a Graffiti Makeover (PRØHBTD Content x Culture)
10/11/18
Janette Beckman - CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop at the Annenberg Space for Photography – April 2019
10/10/2018
Janette Beckman – The Mash Up at Fahey/Klein Gallery (The Eye of Photography) L'ŒIL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
Janette Beckman – The Mash Up at Fahey/Klein Gallery (The Eye of Photography) L'ŒIL DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE
10/10/2018
Janette Beckman - The Mash Up (LA Weekly) by Shana Nys Dambrot
Janette Beckman - The Mash Up (LA Weekly) by Shana Nys Dambrot
10/07/2018
Janette Beckman - 40 Years of Hip-Hop Photos, New York Times LENS, by Fayemi Shakur
Janette Beckman - 40 Years of Hip-Hop Photos, New York Times LENS, by Fayemi Shakur
10/05/2018
Janette Beckman - In new exhibit and book, a mash-up of graffiti and hip-hop (KCRW, Press Play - Podcast) with Duarte Geraldino
Janette Beckman - In new exhibit and book, a mash-up of graffiti and hip-hop (KCRW, Press Play - Podcast) with Duarte Geraldino
10/05/2018
Janette Beckman - Da Fiorentini + Baker a Milano la mostra "Extraordinary Rebels. A photographic exhibition by Janette Beckman" (Radio Freccia)
Janette Beckman - Da Fiorentini + Baker a Milano la mostra "Extraordinary Rebels. A photographic exhibition by Janette Beckman" (Radio Freccia)
10/05/2018
Janette Beckman - ODDA, Issue 15 (Fall 2018-2019), Interview by Kyle Johnson / Photos courtesy of Gudrun Georges
Janette Beckman - ODDA, Issue 15 (Fall 2018-2019), Interview by Kyle Johnson / Photos courtesy of Gudrun Georges
09/26/18
FIORENTINI + BAKER presents EXTRAORDINARY REBELS by JANETTE BECKMAN (ELLE)
FIORENTINI + BAKER presents EXTRAORDINARY REBELS by JANETTE BECKMAN (ELLE)
08/30/18
Janette Beckman - The stories behind these candid photos from hip hop’s earliest days: Dazed Digital, Text Tracy Kawalik
Janette Beckman - The stories behind these candid photos from hip hop’s earliest days: Dazed Digital, Text Tracy Kawalik
07/25/2018

Janette Beckman went from documenting London punk to New York rap – she guides us through some of her favourite shots

A Whole New World for Janette Beckman - Document
A Whole New World for Janette Beckman - Document
03/23/2017
Janette Beckman - The Photographer Who Captured the Birth of Punk and Hip Hop in the 1980s
Janette Beckman - The Photographer Who Captured the Birth of Punk and Hip Hop in the 1980s
09/13/2016
Punk Exhibition By Iconic Music Photographer Janette Beckman Opens Tonight - iD Vice
Punk Exhibition By Iconic Music Photographer Janette Beckman Opens Tonight - iD Vice
06/24/2016
Janette Beckman's Snapshots of Musical Subcultures - The Guardian
Janette Beckman's Snapshots of Musical Subcultures - The Guardian
06/19/2016
Janette Beckman - Best Style Books of the Last 20 Years - Crave
Janette Beckman - Best Style Books of the Last 20 Years - Crave
04/05/2016

A slideshow of Janette Beckman's iconic photographs from the late 80s and early 90s. 

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