I recently discovered tinytinygroupshow, an online exhibition of photographs curated by Kevin J. Miyazaki. The latest tinytinygroupshow, “Simultaneous”, is a series of photographs that were all taken at exactly 12:00 central time on August 17th.

I love the absolute lack of pretension in Kevin’s presentation. Here is the theme. Here are the photographs. Enjoy them.

I am only sorry that tinytinygroupshow is limited to viewing on the web. This goes for Humble’s group show, too, as well as some of the very fine web-based photo magazines that have been appearing lately. The more time I spend in the darkroom, the more time I spend looking at books and going to galleries and museums, the more I have come to appreciate the photograph as a physical object. I realize that 99% of the pictures made today never actually make it to paper, but for me the ultimate experience of a photograph is still in relating to the object, and not just the image on a screen.

The economic freedom of distribution via the Internet has allowed projects like this to flourish, but I’m glad that Remain in Light and Pause, to Begin are coming around to keep my infatuation with the printed image alive. Kevin, if you ever were to publish a compiled booklet of all of the tinytinygroupshows, I would gladly buy one.