Krzysztof Derwinski 写真展：東京の音楽喫茶室

The exhibition features images from the world of Tokyo's classical music cafes. All photographs were taken with a Tachihara 4"X5" camera and contact printed using the "salt" process on Fabriano cotton paper.

Time Period: October 26th (Tue) - November 7th (Sun).

Place:

Cafe Ensemble

Roseheim Matsunaga BF1

2-17-8 Komaba

Meguro-ku, Tokyo.

Tel: 03-3467-6296

http://cafe-ensemble.com

Hours:

08:00-22:00 on weekdays

12:00-19:00 on weekends and national holidays.

• Mondays closed
• 11/02 : 08:00-19:00
• 11/03: 12:00-14:00
• 11/07: 12:00-14:00

Cost: Free. But since the venue is a cafe, visitors are requested to make at least one order.

To Blog or Not to Blog?

The generator hums outside, powered by subsidised Indian diesel, trucked in across 5000m passes, so that I can sit here and write. Can I justify words in this instance? Would that justification be a lie to myself and others - even if supported by those who are sitting around me.

Then there is the other concern. Who needs this? Does writing publicly of an experience that has largely been an inner, private one hold any meaning? Wouldn't it be better to let someone else judge the diaries that will remain once my lease on this life is over?

Or am I just a lazy bastard?

You be the judge.

My first panorama. My first venture into HDR.

Shinjuku at 3pm on a Sunday whilst being talked to by a crazed Daido Moriyama fan who had some strong opinions about the Rape of Nanking.

Work in Progress...

For someone who takes a reasonable amount of photos, I haven't been putting that many up on this blog. Part of this may be due to the fact that I don't take as many as I should. Part of it is due to the fact that I'm too lazy to sort through thousands of files. But I'm guessing that a large part of the reason is perfectionism. Anyhow, in opposition to my instincts, I've decided to post up a body of work that is not even half-finished, but which I've put some effort into planning and producing. Feel free to comment and make suggestions.

All images are salt prints from 4"X5" film negatives taken with a Tachihara field-type view camera.

人間 shi(k)kaku

Shinjuku, Japan, 2008.

Camera: Nikon D300. Lens: Tamron 24-80mm.

Spaces, Distances.

Seoul, South Korea, Summer 2008.

Camera: Nikon D300
Print: Untoned salt print from digital negative on washi.

Kolumna Zygmunta

Warsaw, Poland, Summer 2008.

Camera: Nikon D300
Print: Untoned salt print from digital negative on Arches Watercolour Medium 185 GSM paper.