The New York City Municipal Archives has just released a large gallery of historical photographs to the pubilc. A selection of the images was published by The Atlantic. Many offer a fascinating glimpse at NYC under construction. The quality of these images is very impressive, perhaps timeless. I imagine factors contributing to the image quality include:
The Kahitsukan (何必館), a contemporary art gallery in Gion that frequently exhibits black and white photography, currently has a show of prints by Magnum photojournalist, Marc Riboud. The exhibition closes on April 22. If you are interested in seeing the exhibition, and would like a free ticket, let me know.
There’s a really good tsubo niwa (坪庭) on the top floor of the Kahitsukan.
Panorama taken this morning using Photosynth, a free iPhone App from Microsoft for mobile image stitching and 3D capture. Click image for larger size.
The combination of sun and snow brought joy to the heart of this lapsed Canadian.
Israëlis Bidermanas, nickname Izis, was born in Lithuania in 1911, and moved to Paris to study painting and escape anti-semitism. Bidermanas survived a Nazi prison camp and was a member of the French resistance during WWII. After the war he was active as a photojournalist making humanist street photos mainly in Paris and other locations, such as the debris of London in the aftermath of WWII. He seems to have been fascinated by the circus and his portfolio includes many photographs of circus performers and audiences.
The show at Isetan, in the Kyoto station building, ends on February 26th and is well worth seeing.
イジス写真展 －パリに見た夢－ IZIS PARIS DES RÊVES
2月2日(木)～2月26日(日)［会期中無休］
開館時間：午前10時-午後8時(最終日は午後5時閉館)
入館締切：各日閉館30分前<最終日：午後5時閉館>
入館料：一般 800円(600円)/高･大学生 600円(400円)/小･中学生 400円(200円)