8:46 a.m.

8:46 a.m.

  Sunset or Sunrise? Beginning or the End?     I am sitting in an airplane somewhere above the Atlantic, racing back to New York. Home. Ten years ago, in the evening, I was working in my office in Tokyo when my wife called asking to join her – at once...
James Nachtwey: Inferno

James Nachtwey: Inferno

 This is the first post of a new section called “Bibliography” where I will comment predominantly on books from other photographers.   Author: James Nachtwey Title: INFERNO Publisher: Phaidon Press   My library of photography books is very...
Pax Romana

Pax Romana

How small is large? And how powerful is belief? Location: Piazza San Piedro +41° 54′ 11.65″, +12° 27′ 26.39″ Focal Length: 7.4 mm Exposure: 1/60 sec at f/2.8, ...
Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu

Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu

HAPPY NEW YEAR あけましておめでとうございます Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu The year 2010 will be remembered as a transition year as we dismissed the notion of permanent economic distress. After the trauma of 2008 and 2009, we began to rebuild our economy. Let’s recap: On...