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The
Design Trust awarded the
second Photo Urbanism fellowship
to Jonathan Smith for The
Bridge Project. Mr. Smith
undertook an in-depth photographic
study of New York City's
bridges, with the aim of
capturing both the structures,
large and small, and the
spaces they command. An
exhibit of
photographs from the project was held in March 2005.
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Through his work with Joel
Meyerowitz and the World
Trade Center Archive, Mr.
Smith developed a fascination
with the role of photography
in creating a historical
record. His work for Photo
Urbanism forms a catalogue
of New York's twelve major
bridges, as well as a significant
number of the city's smaller
bridges, raised highways,
and other elevated walkways
and overpasses. In addition,
he documented how the bridges
connect with the land – how
the parks, industries, and
residential communities of
New York are affected and
interact with the city's
transportation infrastructure,
whether monumental or mundane.
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