New York — Keizo Kitajima. Published by PCT.
The true character of a nation and its cities is often best revealed through the eyes of outsiders, as seen in works like Jacob Holdt’s American Pictures and Robert Frank’s The Americans, which offer fresh perspectives and deeper insights into our lives. Through his passionate yet critical lens, Keizo Kitajima captured the economic and social shifts of 1980s New York, observing its transition from vibrant and carefree to serious and tense over his repeated visits to the city. The new edition of New York by Keizo Kitajima highlights this dramatic change, moving from the spontaneity of his early black-and-white images to the gravity of his later color photographs. This work stands as one of the most important classic photobooks on New York City.
Miwa Susuda (NYC) is a writer, publisher of Session Press, and for more than ten years, the manager of Dashwood Books, New York.
Photo credit: Jalen Salmon