Janette Beckman

British-born photographer Janette Beckman began her career at the dawn of punk rock working for music magazines The Face and Melody Maker. Her first photograph was of Siouxsie Sioux. She shot bands from The Clash to Boy George as well as the cover of three Police albums. 

Drawn to the underground hip-hop scene, she moved to NYC in 1983 and photographed pioneers Run DMC, Slick Rick, Salt-n-Pepa, Grand Master Flash, LL Cool J and many more.

Her work has been shown in galleries worldwide and is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Museum of the City of New York and the British National Portrait Gallery.

Beckman continues to chronicle sub-cultures of our generation and as well as working on shoots for clients such as Levis, Apple and Dior. 

Salt - N - Pepa - Alphabet City

Shane MacGowan, The Pogues - Leicester Square