Archives65 years of photographing
How wide is wide enough? Flirtations with the Widelux - by Harold Feinstein
After 67 years of photographing, remembering the cameras I’ve used is a bit like reminiscing about relationships. Some turn out to be real love affairs, others are flings, but no matter what, they are all old friends at this point — I’m happy to say. In the past year, I’ve written a couple of other… Continue reading
Summer’s Last Hurrah? At Coney Island it’s never over! - by Harold Feinstein
Labor Day comes and goes… and suddenly we’re told it’s all over! No more sunshine and warm days? No more hot dogs and cotton candy? No more Cyclone? Says who? The beaches in New York City are now “officially closed”, the lifeguards have gone home, and parents are buying school supplies for their kids. No… Continue reading
Available light: Coney Island at Night - by Harold Feinstein
As a street photographer, my typical modus operandi was to set my camera to automatic exposure (if possible), with great depth of field and bring lots of film, which I bought 100 feet at a time and rolled onto cartridges myself. This way I had my camera at the ready and could just click away… Continue reading
Remembering the Forgotten War: Reflections on the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War armistice, July 27, 2013 - by Harold Feinstein
Tomorrow President Obama and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will head to the Korean War Veterans Memorial on the National Mall to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the three year Korean War. As a veteran of that war, I am glad that the nearly 37,000 U.S. troops who lost their… Continue reading
The PDN Awards party and other ways to have fun - by Harold Feinstein
It was a quick trip down to New York for the PDN Photo Annual Awards party. Definitely a good time was had by all, including yours truly. My book Harold Feinstein: A Retrospective received an award in the Photo Books category together with other esteemed folks. I felt particularly honored because my personal favorite book… Continue reading
The Rolleiflex camera: Love at first sight - by Harold Feinstein
Someone once asked me what my favorite camera was. That’s easy. The Rolleiflex medium format TLR. In fact I would call it the most beautiful camera I’ve ever seen. It was relatively easy to use, light weight, extraordinarily well-constructed, simple and had the best lenses in the business. Everything worked again and again and again.… Continue reading
Coney Island Sideshow goes uptown! - by Harold Feinstein
Run don’t walk to “Sideshow” an exhibition of early Coney Island memorabilia starting May 2nd at The Ross Art Group’s Manhattan gallery. If I could, I would be there. Opening night will feature not only a cornucopia of early Coney Island exotica, but the added attraction of some of Coney Island USA’s Sideshow by the… Continue reading
The ICP, Earth Day and me: Celebrating the beauty that surrounds us - by Harold Feinstein
Over the week-end a friend sent me a link to a blog featuring my work. Fans in a Flashbulb: Images from the collections of The International Center for Photography is a blog that shares photographs from the ICP’s permanent collection with text by members of the staff. The International Center for Photography has 93 of… Continue reading
Long before there was Photoshop… photomontages - by Harold Feinstein
Last week I was asked to speak at the Endicott College School of Visual and Performing Arts, a great little gem of an art school overlooking the ocean in Beverly, MA. I was a special guest for the opening of an exhibition curated by Boston University’s Photographic Resource Center entitled “Unconventional Inventions: Innovative, unusual, and… Continue reading
The Olympus Pen half-frame camera: Keeping it simple! - by Harold Feinstein
At my Aperture event recently a former student asked whether or not my new book contained any photographs taken with the Olympus Pen half frame camera I used during the mid-60’s. The answer is yes. It was a camera I loved using. Interestingly, the photo above, Beauty Parlor Window (1964), appeared on Mike Johnston’s excellent… Continue reading