On my mind

30Nov08

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Louis Stettner

30Nov08

A print of this photograph was in my hotel in New York. As I walked around Manhatten, it was striking to see how many different businesses, hotels, and restaurants had black and white photos on their walls. There’s a real culture for this kind of photography. It displays a poetic pride that the residents feel […]

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The Decisive Moment

14Nov08

You can find a crude copy online of Henri Cartier-Bresson’s long out-of-print book, The Decisive Moment. It’s not the best quality, but it is better than nothing. I saw a retired copy of this book from the Yale University Library on display at the Museum of Modern Art. The caption was musing about how these […]

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