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

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.

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.

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.) 🤔

“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.

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.

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.