Fine Print: Harlem, New York City, USA, 1981 Moments in History

Fine Print: Harlem, New York City, USA, 1981 Moments in HistoryIn 1981, Raymond Depardons La Correspondance New Yorkaise was published in the Libration newspaper in France. Composed of humorous, observational, photographic notesand no topical newsthe newspaper dedicated a full page to this correspondence every day for a month. It was a pivotal moment both in French photography and in Depardons career. La Correspondance New Yorkaise marked a turn toward the new journalism of the era, which fed on daily life and

“The beach is always going to be an integral part of what I do – it just goes on and on

and there isn’t a single photograph in which he appears looking at the camera

dogs of all sorts and people much the same

Erwitt photographs the country with a humanistic flair

mythological beliefs

totalling five months

Bruce Davidson began taking pictures at the tender age of ten

Nanna Heitmann captured the devastating wildfires in Sakha (also known as Yakutia)

and then march into the river to float down to Lake Washington

He presents another side to the traditional and often stereotypical view of Japanese society

The first three-week trip transformed Webb

and eventually – after five more years of work – the project felt complete