from margaret bourke-white "raymundo, coffee worker, brazil." gelatin silver print, 1931, which was transferred to the collection in 1986.
edward schwartz, "mexico." gelatin silver print, 1954, which he donated to the library in 2000
the gorgeous haya harareet, photographed by eve arnold in the 1950s, which was transferred to the collection in 2006.
the exhibition will be on view through january 2, 2011. if you're in the bryant park neighborhood and would like a break from the frenzy that surrounds the area, thanks to the lord and taylor flagship, the citipond (hooray, actually) and the holiday market, you could take a quiet stroll through. expect quite a few camera hounds (tourists and me), but still, it will be nice.
here's my practice from the day:
apparently i caught the eye of a tourist from san francisco, a lean, older japanese man, with a ponytail and a cap and a nice compact camera. i could tell that he'd been watching me as i worked my way up, down and around a particular stairwell, crouching, leaning. he smiled at me once, not in a leering way, just sort of as an acknowledgement of what i was trying to do. eventually he came over to chat with me and give me a few tips. i must really have looked like i needed some? one i tried right away--in a low-light situation, in order to minimize "hand shake," set the 2-second timer. it worked pretty well.
all photos (unless otherwise noted, i.e., the really good portraits ) © anita aguilar
november 6, 2010
