Monthly Archives: January 2010

14 Jan

Haitian Ambassador to Japan describes the Devastation in Port-au-Prince

Haitian Ambassador to Japan describes the Devastation in Port-au-Prince

Text and photos by Jim O’Connell / Magnesium Photos Tokyo “Port-au-Prince is completely destroyed… Things are so bad,” said Jean-Claude Bordes, Haitian Ambassador to Japan, at …

 
By Jim O'Connell
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14 Jan

Boy’s Toys – Vintage Bikes in Tokyo

Boy’s Toys – Vintage Bikes in Tokyo

Photos by Brian Scott Peterson / Magnesium Photos Text by Jim O’Connell / Magnesium Photos The feeling of entering these shops is not unlike that of entering …

 
By Brian Scott Peterson
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14 Jan

An Ordinary Life.

An Ordinary Life.

Beyond the usual cliche, and outside of the normal expectation. These are the viewpoints a Magnesium photographer Skorj attempts to capture with his Polaroid camera.

 
By Skorj
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10 Jan

Samurai Dreams

Samurai Dreams

An excerpt from magnesium Photographer Damon Coulter’s cult of the Samurai in Japan.

 
By Damon Coulter
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06 Jan

Audi R8.

Audi R8.

In enjoying cars & motorcycles, to me there are only a few standout machines & few of them have electrified me as much as the Audi R8.

 
By Skorj
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06 Jan

Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii Steps Down

Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii Steps Down

Tokyo – Citing ill health, 77-year-old Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, (seen here in October, shortly after taking office,) has announced he will step down, …

 
By Jim O'Connell
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06 Jan

The Headlights are the Windows of the Soul.

The Headlights are the Windows of the Soul.

Photos by Brian Scott Peterson / Magnesium Photos For over a  century car makers have known the grill is the face of the car whether its …

 
By Brian Scott Peterson
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05 Jan

Retro Style

Retro Style

Text and Photography by Skorj / Magnesium The last decade has seen the Tokyo Motor Show move from one of the most glamorous, over-the-top, motoring events …

 
By Skorj
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03 Jan

Up

Up

Shinjuku Station

 
By Brian Scott Peterson
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02 Jan

Architect Toyo Ito

Architect Toyo Ito

Photography of architect Toyo Ito by Jim O’Connell / Magnesium, shot to accompany an article in the New York Times.

 
By Jim O'Connell
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