LL COOL J wasn’t famous when London-born photographer Janette Beckman shot his first press photo. Neither was Run-DMC. Nor Salt-N-Pepa. In fact, none of the artists she photographed in the early ’80s were the icons they are today. She just had impeccable timing — and a flair for taking incredibly impactful photographs.

Now based in New York City, where she’s lived since 1983, Beckman has an archive that would make any Hip Hop connoisseur drool (and any punk rock/ska enthusiast, for that matter). A slice of Beckman’s work is featured in her new book, Rebels: From Punk To Dior, her first monograph spanning 40 years of her illustrious career.

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