Cool Photo Site

The Library of Congress has a great on-line exhibit called "In His Own Words: Photographs and Commentary by William Gottlieb." Gottlieb was famous for capturing the jazz milieu in New York City in the mid-twentieth century (that's the jazz mecca of 52nd St. above). Some of these are real stunners-- something about the visual style of jazz really lends itself to especially black and white images, though Gottlieb also worked in color (check out the fragmented portrait of Stan Kenton with Buddy Childers). I like looking at pictures like these in part because they make me want to take better pictures myself. Check'em out.