Catch the Beat: The Police, Run DMC
The Roots of Punk and Hip Hop Photography
Punk and Hip Hop Photographs by Janette Beckman & David Corio
Culture Club's Boy George at Notting Hill Gate, London, 1981. Londoner Janette Beckman began her career at the dawn of punk rock working for The Face and Melody Maker. She shot bands from The Clash to Boy George as well as three Police album covers. Moving to New York in 1982, Beckman was immediately drawn to the underground hip hop scene where she photographed pioneers Afrika Bambaataa, Run DMC, Salt-N-Pepa and Grandmaster Flash, among others. ( © Janette Beckman/Courtesy Morrison Hotel Gallery )
