By Alan Pogue

● Period: from 23rd of April to 19th of May, from noon to 7 pm. (Monday closed).

● Location: ATMOSPHERE, Barbizon 27 Bldg. 4F,

Nishiazabu, 2-25-23, Minato-ku, Tokyo. Tel. 01-5467-0663

15 min.from Roppongi St. of Hibiya Line, Exit 2. Walk towards

Shibuya. Atmosphere is about 50m on the right, after Nishiazabu-Junction.

Hiroo

Nishiazabu Jct. Hobsons Roppongi-dori

Roppongi Shibuya　　　

　　　　　　　　　　　 Aoyama

● Admission: 500 yen

Organized and sponsored by Global Peace Campaign

Kindly assisted by Masayuki Yui, Takashi Ito, Toshio Shiratani, Mari Hoshikawa, Nene Sanae,

Fumihiro Asano, Norihiro Haruta

Information: K. Imamura：imamurak@pf.catv.ne.jp

Since serving a tour of duty as a medic in Vietnam, Alan Pogue has worked for over thirty years as a peace activist. A professional photographer whose camera is an instrument of humanitarian witness, Alan has documented the conditions of migrant farm workers in Texas, prisoners on Texas' Death Row, people in Israel/Palestine, and people in an embargoed Iraq.

While the term “documentary photography” could imply stark and artless realism, the subjects of Pogue’s work project such human presence that one can almost feel body warmth. He connects with people who give us renewed hope and love despite the harshest poverty and violence—or perhaps because of such conditions. We are reminded of our own strength and the miracle of transcendence that hope provides, and has always provided. Pogue takes photographs that are open-eyed and unblinking views of reality that many would rather not see, and yet are beautiful. You can appreciate some of Alan’s work at: http://www.documentaryphotographs.com/　　　　　　　

In December 2001 Alan Pogue was dispatched by ‘Veterans for Peace’ and ‘Global Peace Campaign’ to document actual living conditions of Afghan refugees. The presented photographs were carried to Japan on the bitter winter winds from Afghanistan and Pakistan. Several photographs from Palestine 　and Iraq have been added to the collection.