怎麽表示一個都市的本質和氣氛？白天讓我們受到一個影響，可是晚上的感覺是完全不同的。如果想要完整的記錄一個都市就一定需要拍晚上的照片。晚上的風景，生活，與氣氛都很特別。而且拍照的方法和照片的感覺都是跟白天不同。
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差不多1930年在法國巴黎一個攝影師Brassai常常花晚上遊蕩拍照。他會派巴黎的夜生活和風景。結果就是一個獨一無二的都市記錄。到現在Brassai的照片讓我們有辦法觀察一個消失的世界,1930年代的巴黎晚上。他的作品對攝影的歷史和法國歷史真重要。
我真的喜歡他的作品。也許是因為我也喜歡拍晚上的照片。我好多年記錄紐約的晚上。現在記錄台灣的。想要記錄台灣的晚上。
“Night does not show things, it suggests them. It disturbs and surprises us with its strangeness. It liberates forces within us which are dominated by our reason during the daytime.” -Brassai
How does one go about expressing the intrinsic character and essence of a city? Daytime allows one to receive a certain impression about a place, but night brings an altogether completely feel. If one wishes to really document a city, then photographing the city nights is nearly mandatory.
The scenery, life, and atmosphere of the night are extremely special. Additionally, photographic techniques and the feel of the photos are entirely different from daytime.
During the 1930’s in Paris, France, a photographer by the name of Brassai would often times spend his nights roaming the streets in search of photographs. His photographs captured the scenery and nightlife of Paris at the time.
The result was an unmatched photographic record of the city. Even today, Brassai’s photographs allow viewers a chance to appreciate a world gone by, the world of the 1930’s Parisian nights. His photographs are highly relevant both in terms of photographic history and French history.
I have a deep appreciation for his work. Perhaps it is because I also enjoy photographing at night. For many years I captured the New York City nights. Now, I am often trying to photograph the night in Taiwan，trying to record the Taiwanese nights.