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Some of the postcards I received from a photo gallery, which used to be in Akasaka, Tokyo.
My uni was within a walking distance from that gallery and I visited there quite often. They were showing photos of up-and-coming photographers and also those of very famous ones such as Taizo Ichinose, Robert Capa, Ansel Adams, etc. I really loved their choice of photographers, and the nice thing is that they charged little money for such great exhibitions. I wasn’t really aware at that time, but it was a really amazing place. (photos by, clockwise from top left, Shimpachi Kinpara, Takashi Yonezu, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Jock Sturges.)

東京写真文化館という赤坂にあったフォトギャラリーのDM。
大学から歩いて行ける距離にあって、当時は結構よく出掛けていました。企画展は、国内外の若手の写真家の展示のほか、一ノ瀬泰造、Robert Capa や Ansel Adams など有名な写真家のも頻繁に企画されていて、なのに数百円の入場料というありがたいギャラリー。卒業後は足が遠のいてしまい、気づいた時にはすでに閉館。そもそも 短期開館予定だったのかも。当時はあまりありがたさを意識しなかったけど、あれだけの展示を気軽に見られる場所、もう一度欲しい！