New York City

View from a taxi, New York City 1996 © Marissa Roth

It's been a while but Marissa is coming to New York City this week for a visit with friends, and colleagues old and new. Marissa took this rainy scene from the back of a taxi cab in 1996, capturing the vibe of New York in the rain.

Sakya Monastery, Tibet

Young Monk, Sakya Monastery, Tibet 2007 © Marissa Roth

Our hearts break again this week upon the terrible news about the 20 year-old Tibetan monk, Phuntsog Jarutsang, who died early on Thursday from burns sustained through self-immolation while protesting against Chinese rule. He was from the Kirti Monastery in Sichuan Province, a center of protest against Chinese policies that was the scene of a brutal crackdown during the March 2008 political uprisings, when at least 10 Tibetans were shot.

Phuntsog's desperate act for public awareness again underscores the suffering and plight of Tibetans worldwide.

Japan

Black Rain, White Rain. Hiroshima, Japan 2002 © Marissa Roth

Currently experiencing their worst crisis since the second world war, our hearts are truly breaking for the people of Japan.
Marissa visited in 2002 and took this photograph at Hiroshima train station, where hundreds fled after the A-Bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945.

We support International Medical Corps. They are responding to the tragedy so if you'd like to make a donation they're making it easy to do so.

From the Archive: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

 Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, LA 2006 © Marissa Roth

Before he was even 20, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers was Michael Collins' assassin in the biopic featuring Liam Neeson. By 2002, with over a dozen films under his young belt he starred in 'Bend It Like Beckham' - in their review, The New Yorker memorably described him as "he of the watery eyes".

In 2006 he appeared on our screens as a surprisingly handsome Henry VIII, which was around the time Marissa photographed him in LA for the New York Times.