Monday, March 8, 2010

Sukiyabashi Jiro: Japanese Living Treasure
















Photo of Jiro's hand by Craig Mod

For anyone that appreciates the art of sushi, Craig Mod's black and white photographs of sushi chef Sukiyabashi Jiro are worth checking out. Here's a link to the photographs on his blog:
Sukiyabashi Jiro: Sushi Chef, Japanese Living Treasure

If you like the portraits of Jiro-san, check out the rest of Craig's blog, as he has some other really beautiful photographs on display.

There was also a good article in the March 5th Technology Section of The New York Times about Craig's views as a former book designer on the transition of books from paper to interactive devices. Here's a permalink to the NYT article:
Former Book Designer Says Good Riddance to Print