Posts by Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart is a Staff Editor and Digital Media Specialist for My Modern Met, as well as a curator and art historian. Since 2020, she is also one of the co-hosts of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. She earned her MA in Renaissance Studies from University College London and now lives in Rome, Italy. She cultivated expertise in street art which led to the purchase of her photographic archive by the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia in 2014. When she’s not spending time with her three dogs, she also manages the studio of a successful street artist. In 2013, she authored the book "Street Art Stories Roma" and most recently contributed to "Crossroads: A Glimpse Into the Life of Alice Pasquini." You can follow her adventures online at @romephotoblog.
News
January 9, 2025

As Los Angeles Battles Its Worst Wildfires in History, Here’s How You Can Help

Embed from Getty Images A series of devastating wildfires has swept Los Angeles, causing mass evacuations and burning more than 2,000 structures. Exacerbated by the Santa Ana winds, five separate fires have burned thousands of acres across Greater Los Angeles. Many homeowners watched helplessly as their homes were lost, often seeing and posting footage of the destruction captured on home security cameras. The Pacific Palisades was particularly hard hit.

Read Article

Photo Contest
January 8, 2025

Bold Parakeet Biting a Lizard’s Tail Wins SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year Contest

A bold parakeet defending its territory from a hungry monitor lizard won Hira Punjabi the SINWP Bird Photographer of the Year 2024 competition. Now in its seventh year, the contest is run by the Society of International Nature and Wildlife Photographers and showcases an extraordinary array of avian beauty. Punjabi took the image at Keoladeo National Park in the north Indian state of Rajasthan.

Read Article

Books
January 2, 2025

New Catalog Shares Kara Walker’s Creative Journey With ‘Fortuna’

When renowned artist Kara Walker‘s latest exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened, The New York Times called it “riveting.” Filled with fascinating kinetic sculptures or “automations,” Fortuna, or the Immortality Garden (Machine) deftly blends modern technology with the artist's own vulnerability. Conceived during the pandemic and incorporating AI, the work is a commentary on old and new. The installation remains on display at SFMOMA until spring 2026.

Read Article

Landscape Photography
December 30, 2024

Aerial Photos Highlight Surreal Beauty of Kazakhstan’s Mangystau Plateau

Photographer Daniel Kordan always seeks out unique, unexplored regions for his photography. The surreal landscapes of Kazakhstan's Mangystau Plateau fit the bill and had been on his radar for years. Located in the southwest region of the country and bordered by Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, Mangystau's landscape is dotted with colorful canyons and mountains, dramatic salt flats, and surreal rocky outcrops.

Read Article

Read More Articles

My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.