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Sep 5, 2019 · Kohei Yoshiyuki’s 1970s series The Park explored voyeuristic exchanges happening at night in Tokyo’s public parks. 40 years later, and the series is now being republished as a photography book.
- Nobuyoshi Araki
Art & Photography Pretty (And Putrid) Pictures of Food by...
- Japan
Fashion & Beauty Four Women on Why They Love Wearing Issey...
- Nobuyoshi Araki
- Women: Both Masters of and Careful Guests in Their Environments
- Safety and Comfort
- In Commercial Life
- Navigating The Everyday
- Women and Public Transportation
- Connecting Through Shared Passions
- Honoring Creative Identity
- Connecting Through Shared Spaces
- Caretakers Extraordinaire
- Recording The Moments
These images show the two ends of the spectrum of how we exist in public places: on one side, comfort and connection: on the other, caution and fear. Creating spaces where women feel a sense of belonging is crucial not only for inclusion, but for public spaces that truly thrive.
Safety and comfort of any social environment can be measured by who chooses to use the space. Women relaxing in and enjoying a place is often a key indicator of how safeand pleasant it is. Amenities that allow us to feel comfortable in a public space, such as flexible seating options, communicate to us that our comfort and safety is valuedand there...
The way women navigate through public spaces also translates to markets and vending – both on the selling and buying side. In fact, core tenets of the "Women's Right to the City" Manifesto include support for economic autonomy and "equitable and affordable access to goods, public services and opportunities." Here, the juxtaposition of an elderly wo...
We watched this woman start at the beginning of this neighborhood shopping for food with conviction, traveling down many blocks with her two bags and two canes. We just could not imagine her walking down a busy street with lots of traffic, such as the kind that crosses so much of our cities today.
It is estimated that women are 21% more likely to use public transportation than men. Therefore, creating places that women feel comfortable waiting for and taking public transit is key. From lighting to seating, every choice made for our transit stations can either make them more or less appealing.
Being able to do what we enjoy among others who enjoy it too is a great feeling. A sign of a good public place is how well it caters to this experience.
Places that allow us to exercise our creativity through art and performance give us the opportunity to co-create our spaces so that they reflect us, as well as to inspire others.
The most powerful function of public places is how they create an environment for social connection and community development. Making this possible for women must always be a part of the picture as we consider, create, and program our shared spaces.
Though it is only a single part of one's identity, it is nonetheless important to provide for women who are in a caretaking role. Places that are intergenerational can make it easier and more pleasant – and are vital to a healthy community.
We are inspired to take a photo in places that we enjoy and of which we want to create a lasting memory. Therefore, people taking photos in a particular place is a good sign that they value it. With the popularity of "Instagrammable" sites, it is often female influencers who have propelled the popularity of many destinations. Women are at the heart...
- Kathy Madden
Aug 29, 2016 · Venice Beach was flooded with topless women—and men with cameras—on Sunday as protesters came together for Go Topless Day 2016. The goal of the gathering was to shed light on the...
Women make up half of humanity, so where are the women in (street) photography? And I apologise to everybody in the LGBTQIA2+ community – I am well aware that it is a bit old fashioned to speak of merely two categories for humankind.
Nov 16, 2020 · The premise of Jean Son’s article is that any photographing of women in public places constitutes “gender-based violence”, which I find hyperbolic and irresponsible.
Jul 31, 2012 · Four-hundred and fifty unclothed women are arrayed on the floor around the information booth in New York's Grand Central Terminal as they are photographed by artist Spencer Tunick as part of a ...
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Jul 2, 2023 · In these vintage photos, the LIFE magazine photographer Sam Shere captured the “indecent exposure” phenomenon at Rockaway Beach, New York in 1946. Starting with a sign that reads “wear robes to and from the beach,” Shere’s series shows women sunbathing in high-waisted two-pieces, men walking the boardwalk in just their shorts, and the ...
