Calendar 2026について
If you’ve ever visited New York, you may have found yourself thinking, “I’d love to bring home a calendar of this city.” I’ve felt the same way — living here, I often searched for one myself. But what I found were calendars filled only with famous landmarks. Of course, they symbolize New York, yet somehow they felt different from the New York that stays in your heart. So I wanted to create something more — a calendar that moves your heart each time you look at it.
The 2026 edition was designed with that wish in mind, woven around three themes that bring New York to life in a more intimate way.
As a Japanese photographer, I’m naturally drawn to the subtle beauty of the four seasons — a sense I’ve layered onto the streets of New York.
Spring in Central Park, the wide summer sky, the colors of autumn, and the stillness of winter.
Each page is carefully chosen so that, as you turn it, you can almost feel the scent and atmosphere of the changing seasons.
In this year’s calendar, these moments appear in February, April, May, July, August, November, and December.
In ever-changing New York, the city is filled with fleeting moments — small miracles of chance. Events, street corners, the quiet rhythm of people’s lives.
Each photograph captures scenes that could only be encountered in that year, at that very moment. Some of the streets that were once part of everyday life now exist only in memory. Through these images, I hope you can feel the heartbeat of New York — a city that holds the essence of “now.”
In this year’s calendar, these moments appear on the cover, January, and March.
And the true symbol of this calendar is the ongoing series I’ve been photographing since 2011 — “The Moon and New York.”
A Supermoon captured alongside the subway, the Mid-Autumn moon rising between skyscrapers, the moon ascending over the Brooklyn Bridge — each scene holds a stillness, as if time itself has paused. This series represents what I cherish most: another face of New York.
In this year’s calendar, you’ll find these moments in June, September, and October.
I hope that, as you turn each page, you’ll feel as though you’re journeying through New York — that the city’s light and breeze will quietly find their way into your room.
Ten years ago, in January 2016, Winter Storm Jonas sweptinto New York, marking the second-largest snowfall in the city’s history.Streets were closed, subway lines above ground suspended, and Central Park laybeneath 27.5 inches of snow.
Yet amid the blizzard, what I saw was not only its fury butits quiet beauty — a Tiffany-blue café, bare winter branches, and a singleglowing window. In that moment, an ordinary street corner was transformed intoan ephemeral work of art, sculpted by pure white snow.
On a snowy night in the East Village, a fleeting moment ofstillness emerged from the storm. A lone woman walking through the snow-coveredstreets—her presence held a beauty that seemed to bloom between silence andcold. What the lens captured was not just a city corner, but a stunning moment,as if time itself had paused to breathe.
There are street corners that once felt ordinary, yet nowexist only in memory.
An old Cadillac, faded buildings, and the golden glow ofdusk—together they captured a moment when time seemed to stand still.
Though this scene has vanished, its echoes remain in theheart, quietly reminding us of new beginnings to come.
In this single frame, March unfolds—the hush of wintergiving way to the first breath of spring.
At Cherry Hill, famous for its blossoms, a couple walkbeneath the white light of spring. A gentle southern breeze brushes theircheeks, as if time itself has softened— a precious moment, tender anddreamlike, to be cherished in the heart forever.
In the gentle hours before the sun reaches its height, achorus of tulips blooms in radiant colors, standing close as if smilingtogether in the warmth of the light. Between them, shy muscari peek through,their quiet blue notes weaving a tender melody—like a secret garden pathwaiting to be discovered.
This photograph is part of my ongoing collection, “Supermoonin New York,” which I began in 2011.
Here, the Super Blue Moon rises above the Manhattan Bridge, perfectly aligningwith an N Line subway train gliding across the frame. In this passing moment,the delicate balance of light brought the moon’s surface and the subway carstogether—two worlds meeting in a single breath of time.
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A roller coaster poised to begin its ride, the joyfulchatter of people, and seagulls gliding freely across the sky—such was thefeeling of a summer’s day at Coney Island. In this moment, the landmark towerappeared as a true symbol of “summer in Coney Island.” Built in 1939, theParachute Jump remains one of the amusement park’s most iconic treasures.
Just a step away from the lively rhythm of MacDougal Streetlies Minetta Street, a narrow little lane in the heart of the West Village. Ona quiet afternoon here, I always feel as if I’m turning the pages of ascrapbook, each visit bringing a gentle sense of peace. Beyond the dynamic,trendy, and stylish avenues, this hidden street invites you to pause andbreathe. If you come to New York, wander here at least once—you may discover atrace of a “forgotten, peaceful time” lingering in its charm.
Rising between the city towers, the golden full moon softensthe noise of the metropolis and carries a quiet tenderness to the heart. Bathedin violet light, the Empire State Building stands beside it like a singleflower welcoming the moon, weaving a fleeting story that lasts only a fewmoments. Somewhere, someone is gazing at the very same moon. This photographgently holds the miracle of hearts connected beneath one sky.
by triangleny | 2025-06-05 05:28 | お知らせ | Comments(0)
