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Thoughts of war on Veteran’s Day - by Harold Feinstein
If some things don’t make you crazy, then you aren’t very sane to begin with” Steven Bentley, Vietnam Veterans of America Today is Veteran’s Day and I salute all those men and women who have risked their lives in the various military pursuits throughout our country’s history. I am one of them. I was drafted… Continue reading
Let them eat Coney Island cake! And other delicious memories from Harold’s Tribute Party! - by Judith Thompson
The summer is just zooming by and things are very busy in the studio! We’re preparing for the retrospective show in Moscow, and another one in November with Lumiere Gallery in Atlanta (more on that later) continuing to print editions in various sizes, meeting with curators, and hosting our friend, filmmaker Andy Dunn from the… Continue reading
The gift that keeps on giving: The Coney Island boardwalk - by Harold Feinstein
I’ve never heard of a Cannes Lion before. I guess its the equivalent of an Oscar in the world of creative communications. According to Ergin Binyildiz, the chief creative officer for Havas Worldwide‘s Turkish office, “Cannes is the peak of creative competition, and any success recognized there is a success recognized by the whole world.”… Continue reading
On Fathers and Fatherhood 2014 - by Harold Feinstein
This was one of the first photographs I ever took. I was 15 and still living at home in Brooklyn, though I would shortly move out on my own. I was the youngest of five, born when my mother was 43. My eldest sibling was 20 and the one just above me was already 11.… Continue reading
Memorial Day Memories: My first show, Army Days and Coney Island - by Harold Feinstein
Fifty-nine years ago, my first one-man show was about to be taken down. It hung during May 1955 at the Little Gallery of the New York Public Library and came down on Memorial Day of that year. (My very first show was as part of a group show at the Whitney in 1954). I was… Continue reading
Happy Birthday Blue Note Records: 75 Years Young! - by Harold Feinstein
It’s the 75th anniversary of Blue Note and celebrations abound. I’ve decided to re-post a blog I wrote almost two years ago sharing my time living in the “Jazz Loft” and designing record jackets for Blue Note. I’ve added a more complete gallery of my own album covers and additional links to let you know… Continue reading
All you need is love: Belated Valentine’s Day to my friends - by Harold Feinstein
The last time you heard from me was over a month ago. I was watching the Olympics and musing on Coney Island Muscle Man (a picture of me in my former body perhaps?). And I was getting ready for a Valentine’s Day blog — waxing eloquent on love (as always) and beginning to choose from… Continue reading
Olympics fever: Coney Island style! - by Harold Feinstein
I’m sorry to disappoint my readers by saying the I won’t be competing in the Olympics this year. My arthritic hip is acting up on me again and I was disqualified from my usual figure skating performance. However I will be watching. And watching is exactly what I’m good at anyway! At Coney Island, watching… Continue reading
Coney Island and Hurricane Sandy: One year later - by Harold Feinstein
If I were able to get to the Museum of the City of New York, I would take in the show “Rising Waters”, a juried exhibition of photographs taken during the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. On this one year anniversary, New Yorkers are looking at the report card for the year of disaster assistance and… 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