A new photo exhibit looks at the style and rebellion of punk rock and hip-hop music, captured by a British photographer who was there when both movements began. As Roger Clark tells us, the show is in a space as unique as the musicians in the photos.

Janette Beckman says it was clear in late 1970s London that something new and very different was happening in music and fashion.

"Suddenly there were all of these really exotic looking people wandering around with these amazing styles and I just started photographing them just because I love street style, and that kind of started me off really," Beckman said.

To a career in photography, chronicling the early days of Punk Rock in the UK in the late seventies and early 80s, and then moving to New York to capture the beginnings of the hip-hop movement. You can see a bunch of these images in Beckman's new show called Rebel Culture — starting Friday at Fiorentini and Baker, in of all places, a SoHo shoe store. 

"Not everything has to be in a gallery where things are one frame, one frame and one frame, we are trying to mash it up a little bit," the photographer said.

"Boots are lovely, but just boots is a little bit boring," said Debbie Baker, owner and designer at Fiorentini and Baker. "So to have something else going on in the store, it's great."

There are photos from Beckman's album cover shoot with The Police, her visit to Run DMC's Queens neighborhood, and visits with acts about to hit super stardom, like Beastie Boys and Public Enemy. There are also mash-ups of her photos and designs from graffiti artists, developed by friend and well-known artist Cey Adams.

"For me to have photos that I took back in the 80s re-interpreted by really brilliant artists and make them into new pieces of art is a wonderful thing," Beckman said.

Punk Rock and Hip Hop sound a lot different, but what attracted Janette Beckman to take photos of all of these artists, was their attitude.

"I'm just kind of fascinated with people who just do things that are out of the box basically," the photographer said. "Just a little bit off the main track."

It's a great combo for Beckman's friend Misbehaviour, a DJ who spins the music of that time.

"Seeing the photos and the shoes together it just really works," Misbehaviour.

And you can see how it works at Fiorentini and Bake, located at 54 Mercer Street, through October 16.

To learn more about the exhibit, check out janettebeckman.com.