agreed 🥰

cynanotype print of kyoto, japan

blue kyoto 青の京都 a cynaotype made from transfer negative of digital photo. #cyanotypes #kyoto #japan #simplicity #analogphotography

latoya m. hobbs stellar exhibition at harvard art museum bold and monumental. #latoyamhobbs #harvardartmuseum #artforlife

created a set of cyanotypes from my old japanese glassplate negatives. simple, elegant and sublimely nostalgic. #cyanotypes #japanesephotography #simplicity #sublime #analogtechnology

View from the top of the Tokyo Sky Tree.

At lofty heights, the Tokyo Tree Tower’s shadow stretches out towards Metro Tokyo. Amazing views, 360 degrees. Thankful, though, for the AC . Outside, the summer temps sweltered.

People walking on the shores of the Baltic Sea, Schleswig-Holstein.

The shores of the Baltic Sea, Schleswig-Holstein.

Man standing on swimming pier on the shores of the Baltic Sea, Schleswig-Holstein.

Walking on the shores of the Baltic in Schleswig-Holstein forever etched in my imaginary. The water chilly. My friend unfazed swam earlier in the day. Airport X-ray left its own etching on my photos.

Photo of smiling Japanese woman walking in from of a temple or shrine.

Asked the difference between vernacular photography & found, form vs. function came to mind. Form=media (Polaroid, daguerreotype, etc.). Function=use/interpretation (art, evidence, archival, etc.) 🤔

Scene of young women admiring large photo of J-Pop idols in Tokyo.

“This kind of scene can be seen frequently in Tokyo,” says photographer Kawara Chan. “I took this at Shibuya Station. Do the girls post those photos on online…or do they keep them as memories?” Chan’s TOKYO MONOCHROME on exhibit thru Feb. 2024 @ Atlelier Laforest, Dennysville, Maine, USA.

Lucile Druet of Kansai Gaidai University and Ayaka Iida of Japan Society of NYC.

Cover photo of exhibit catalogue for Yosooi-no-atae Japanese photography exhibit.

View of photos from exhibit Yosooi-no-atae.

Photo albums on display at Yosooi-no-atae exhibit.

Thank you Lucile Druet of Kansai Gaidai U. and Ayaka Iida of Japan Society for collaborating on Yosooi-no-atae exhibit at Keene State College, 2023. Wonderfully curated show of vernacular photos from the Found Japan Archive.

Photograph of two young women standing on a high building looking outwards to Tokyo, their blowing in the wind.

I had the pleasure of curating the first U.S. exhibition for Tokyo street photographer Kawara Chan, a member of VoidTokyo. The show continues through February 2024 at the Atelier Laforest, Dennysville, Maine.