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.


June 4, 2024

Powerful Portraits of Ukrainian Refugees Posing in Front of Their Destroyed Homeland

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, over 6.5 million Ukrainians have been driven from their homes to neighboring countries. A new series of powerful images shines a light on the ongoing struggle as these refugees rebuild new lives across Europe. For Inversion, photographer Danila Tkachenko enlists the help of photojournalists covering the war in Ukraine.

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May 30, 2024

Watch Orphaned Chimpanzee Drink Water From Photographer’s Hands

Thanks to a video posted online, a French photographer is reminding the world of chimpanzees' intelligence and sensitivity. JC Pieri was in Cameroon at a sanctuary for orphaned chimpanzees run by Papaye International when he had a moving experience with a young chimp. The clip begins with Pieri and the primate hunched over a small water source as we see the chimpanzee start to unbutton the photographer's shirt.

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