Music Is Hiroyuki Ito’s Visual Muse

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Pumping Up the Visual Volume

There is nothing wishy-washy about Hiroyuki Ito’s street photography. His stark black and white street scenes are full of rhythm and flow — just like the music he listens to on his jaunts about town.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/10/pumping-up-the-visual-volume/

Photography was the last thing on Hiroyuki Ito’s mind when he moved to New York City 20 years ago. Like countless others over the generations, he was entranced by the sound of the city — everything from Talking Heads and Television, John Zorn and John Coltrane or D.J. Kool Herc and Nas.