Minamata disease, a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning, was first discovered in that Japanese city in 1956. Caused by the release of methyl mercury in the industrial wastewater f… more →
Iconic Photosnewgrass wrote 13 minutes ago: W. Eugene Smith, Jazz music, impromptu recording, photojournalism, all crammed in a New York City lo … more →
thesilverlining wrote 1 day ago: I’m thrilled to now have a copy of Sam Stephenson’s The Jazz Loft Project. Stephenson t … more →
jwertheimsjazz wrote 2 days ago: the golden age of modern jazz is worlds away from the music scene in 2009, but its doors are not clo … more →
elssler1 wrote 2 weeks ago: I really thought I already had written a blog post about this great project developed under the ausp … more →
thesilverlining wrote 1 month ago: A sample of W. Eugene Smith’s 1,740 reels of tape. See a slideshow here and learn more about … more →
christophergeorge wrote 1 month ago: W. Eugene Smith, Oops Girl and daughter Shana, Loft Stairwell, ca. 1958 W. Eugene Smith, Dave Young, … more →
bopandbeyond wrote 1 month ago: WNYC will be broadcasting a near month long documentary program on The Jazz Loft starting today (11/ … more →
newgrass wrote 2 months ago: “An artist must be ruthlessly selfish” – W. Eugene Smith … more →
David Vernon wrote 4 months ago: Do you get the feeling there might be a theme to this week? Defining the importance of photography o … more →
cyndygreen wrote 6 months ago: Lemming (public domain) Just joined the digital generation…have the feeling I’ve been la … more →
espindel wrote 6 months ago: W. Eugene Smith, Igor Stravinsky, ca. 1951 Arnold Newman, Stravinsky, 1946 Cornell Capa, [Igor Strav … more →
planetcity1 wrote 6 months ago: Click on the link to view the work of today’s Quote of the Day photographer, … more →
planetcity1 wrote 6 months ago: Up to and including the moment of exposure, the photographer is working in an undeniably subjectiv … more →
mahulme wrote 6 months ago: W. Eugene Smith, Walk to Paradise Garden, 1946 W. Eugene Smith, Marine Demolition Team Blasting Out … more →
thequintessential wrote 7 months ago: Minamata disease, a neurological syndrome caused by severe mercury poisoning, was first discovered i … more →
thequintessential wrote 7 months ago: The recipient of 1952 Nobel Peace Prize in 1953 was German doctor Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965), who … more →
thequintessential wrote 8 months ago: This poetically named W. Eugune Smith photo has very little romance to it. Taken as US Marine Demoli … more →
thequintessential wrote 8 months ago: Many people have seen this photo, called ‘the most famous newspaper photo of the century … more →
lilserenity wrote 9 months ago: Just found this gem: LIFE magazine photo archive Enjoy … more →