Rugged is the second volume in Arnie Jarmak and Joshua Resnek's Chelsea series, pairing a first-person narrative with documentary photography to explore the city's character, history, leaders, and people.
The book draws on decades of reporting and friendship, capturing the resilience and spirit of Chelsea through Jarmak's images and Resnek's storytelling.
A Continuing Record of Chelsea
Rugged continues the documentary method established in Turbulent Years in Chelsea. Resnek's narrative supplies lived context while Jarmak's photographs hold the faces, streets, and public life of the city in view.
The volume treats civic history and everyday life as parts of the same story. Its focus on leaders and institutions remains grounded in the residents whose work, families, and resilience give Chelsea its unmistakable character.
Read more about the reporting years behind the books and the Resnek–Jarmak collaboration.
— Joshua Resnek