Andy sweet

In the 1970s, photographer Andy Sweet focused his camera's lens on Miami Beach and its inhabitants. With a backdrop of surreal colors, he captured an era of the city that has almost been forgotten as today's luxury hotels and EDM-centric nightclubs have taken over. Read more about Andy Sweet and his photo legacy.

In the 1970s, photographer Andy Sweet focused his camera's lens on Miami Beach and its inhabitants. With a backdrop of surreal colors, he captured an era of the city that has almost been forgotten as today's luxury hotels and EDM-centric nightclubs have taken over. Read more about Andy Sweet and his photo legacy.

In the 1970s, photographer Andy Sweet focused his camera's lens on Miami Beach and its inhabitants. With a backdrop of surreal colors, he captured an era of the city that has almost been forgotten as today's luxury hotels and EDM-centric nightclubs have taken over. Read more about Andy Sweet and his photo legacy.

Photographer Andrew John Sweet was a boy from Miami who returned home after receiving his MFA to capture Miami Beach’s fading, but still vibrant old world Jewish culture of the late 1970s and early ’80s, from the unrestored art deco apartment buildings full of retirees that proliferated around South Beach, to the big hotels and […]

In the 1970s, photographer Andy Sweet focused his camera's lens on Miami Beach and its inhabitants. With a backdrop of surreal colors, he captured an era of the city that has almost been forgotten as today's luxury hotels and EDM-centric nightclubs have taken over. Read more about Andy Sweet and his photo legacy.

South Beach [southern tip of Miami Beach] when it was a haven for mostly working-class Jews from New York

Part mystery, part anthropological study, a new documentary unearths the legacy of a queer photographer in stunning technicolor.

In the 1970s, photographer Andy Sweet focused his camera's lens on Miami Beach and its inhabitants. With a backdrop of surreal colors, he captured an era of the city that has almost been forgotten as today's luxury hotels and EDM-centric nightclubs have taken over. Read more about Andy Sweet and his photo legacy.

Andy Sweet’s photography is a visual time capsule of what 1970s Miami Beach was like in the “good old days.” The slain photographer’s images are on display at Miami Beach Cinematheque through the end of November. The exhibit is free to the public.

Before « The Golden Girls, » 1970s Miami Beach was already a colorful haven for old-world culture.

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The 1960s were all about innovation and eclectic style. The mid-century modern look was still going strong and folks were eager to add pops ...

A new show pairs the photographer's images with pithy quotes from his subjects

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