David Armstrong ContactsAmerican photographer David Armstrong (19542014), best known for his intimate black and white portraiture, is recognized as a member of the Boston School of photography, a group of artists who studied in the city from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. This publication marks the first posthumous exhibition catalogue of Armstrongs work. Organised and edited by the David Armstrong Archive, the catalogue is published to coincide with exhibitions at

In Slip Me the Master Key

quietly belying the magnitude of the elements

and contradictions

and his unforgettable photographs express a vision of la vida cotidiana—everyday life—as a state of grace

Weegee and Lee Friedlander

He used the medium to build loose narratives and to showcase his extraordinary projects

but one that was being told to me

populated by outlaws and intellectuals

in stages from Tokyo to Kagoshima

The work has been interpreted as an ominous allegory for postwar Japan

digital images

the spot where an elk slept – all evoking the ephemeral nature of life