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“They were all missing someone”: Harold Feinstein’s Korean photographs, Veteran’s Day 2019 by Judith Thompson

Harold was drafted into the infantry and sent off to Korea when he was 22 years old. He had a new wife, had sold prints to Steichen at MOMA and was just getting into his stride as an up and coming young photographer in the heady days of the early 50’s in New York. And then he was yanked into the draft and sent off to Korea.
Prints and printmaking, Part 1: Silver gelatin vintage, printed later and modern prints; what’s the difference? by Judith Thompson

When I first began getting involved with Harold’s work, during and after a long career of my own (completely unrelated to photography or the art world), I found myself a complete novice at the bottom end of the learning curve. Among the many things to decipher and digest was the question of what constitutes… Continue reading
“Where my soul is fully alive”: Wisdom from Harold on his 88th birthday by Judith Thompson

Harold would be 88 today, April 17th, 2019. He left his body, but his soul lives on. At least, so I believe and so did he. And the desire to listen to the directives of his soul while he was alive was a profound intention that shaped his life, his work and his way of being. It also touched the lives of all who knew him.
“It’ll always be the first kiss”: Memories for Valentine’s Day 2019 by Judith Thompson

Harold liked to say: “It will always be the first kiss” when he talked about his love of life. I was blessed with a 27 year marriage to someone who never let me forget how much he loved me; who maintained a consistent appreciation of life — and of me! As he got older, he… Continue reading
Harold’s students: JoAnn Cancro by Cory Levine

We were delighted to connect recently with one of Harold’s former students, JoAnn Cancro. JoAnn is an accomplished fine art, cultural and event photographer who attended one of Harold’s private workshops in New York during the 1990s. She was kind enough to guest author this blog entry and share her memories of that time, as… Continue reading
Coney Island: All colors and every language under the sun! by Judith Thompson

“When people come to this country and they see the Statue of Liberty, I think there should be a sign there that says ‘Come with me to Coney Island first!’ Because whatever New York is to the United States, Coney Island is to New York. It’s a multitude of all colors and every language under… Continue reading
- 65 years of photographing
- About this photograph
- Commemorating Harold
- Covid-19
- Current events
- Currently exhibiting
- From Harold's notebook...
- From the annals of photo history
- Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein
- Managing an archive
- News
- Spotlight on my students
- The creative process
- #BlackLivesMatter
- Acik Radyo
- AIPAD
- analog
- archive management
- archiving
- available light
- awards
- black and white
- Blue Note records
- Boardwalk Sheet Music
- books
- botanicals
- cameras
- Carrie Scott
- children
- color
- Coney Island
- Covid 19
- creative control
- darkroom
- DOC NYC
- documentaries
- documentary
- draftee
- Earth Day
- editing
- Edward Steichen
- estate prints
- exhibitions
- Father's Day
- fathers
- galleries
- Getty Images
- gratitude
- Helen Gee
- Holidays
- Hurricane Sandy
- In memoriam
- Jacob Deschin
- Jazz Loft
- Judith
- July 4th
- Korean War
- Last Stop Coney Island
- Limelight Gallery
- love
- Lumiere Atlanta
- Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
- managing an archive
- Mariette Pathy Allen
- media
- Memorial Day
- mother's day
- New York
- night photography
- obituary
- PDN
- photo commentary
- Photo League
- photomontage
- printing
- racial reckoning
- retrospective
- Rodin
- Sid Grossman
- social issues
- street photography
- students
- teaching
- the creative process
- The Cyclone
- the gift of life
- The Griffin Museum of Photography
- The International Center for Photography
- Times Square
- Valentine's Day
- Veteran's Day
- W. Eugene Smith
- Wonder Wheel
“They were all missing someone”: Harold Feinstein’s Korean photographs, Veteran’s Day 2019 by Judith Thompson

Harold was drafted into the infantry and sent off to Korea when he was 22 years old. He had a new wife, had sold prints to Steichen at MOMA and was just getting into his stride as an up and coming young photographer in the heady days of the early 50’s in New York. And then he was yanked into the draft and sent off to Korea.
Prints and printmaking, Part 1: Silver gelatin vintage, printed later and modern prints; what’s the difference? by Judith Thompson

When I first began getting involved with Harold’s work, during and after a long career of my own (completely unrelated to photography or the art world), I found myself a complete novice at the bottom end of the learning curve. Among the many things to decipher and digest was the question of what constitutes… Continue reading
“Where my soul is fully alive”: Wisdom from Harold on his 88th birthday by Judith Thompson

Harold would be 88 today, April 17th, 2019. He left his body, but his soul lives on. At least, so I believe and so did he. And the desire to listen to the directives of his soul while he was alive was a profound intention that shaped his life, his work and his way of being. It also touched the lives of all who knew him.
“It’ll always be the first kiss”: Memories for Valentine’s Day 2019 by Judith Thompson

Harold liked to say: “It will always be the first kiss” when he talked about his love of life. I was blessed with a 27 year marriage to someone who never let me forget how much he loved me; who maintained a consistent appreciation of life — and of me! As he got older, he… Continue reading
Harold’s students: JoAnn Cancro by Cory Levine

We were delighted to connect recently with one of Harold’s former students, JoAnn Cancro. JoAnn is an accomplished fine art, cultural and event photographer who attended one of Harold’s private workshops in New York during the 1990s. She was kind enough to guest author this blog entry and share her memories of that time, as… Continue reading
Coney Island: All colors and every language under the sun! by Judith Thompson

“When people come to this country and they see the Statue of Liberty, I think there should be a sign there that says ‘Come with me to Coney Island first!’ Because whatever New York is to the United States, Coney Island is to New York. It’s a multitude of all colors and every language under… Continue reading
- 65 years of photographing
- About this photograph
- Commemorating Harold
- Covid-19
- Current events
- Currently exhibiting
- From Harold's notebook...
- From the annals of photo history
- Last Stop Coney Island: The Life and Photography of Harold Feinstein
- Managing an archive
- News
- Spotlight on my students
- The creative process
- #BlackLivesMatter
- Acik Radyo
- AIPAD
- analog
- archive management
- archiving
- available light
- awards
- black and white
- Blue Note records
- Boardwalk Sheet Music
- books
- botanicals
- cameras
- Carrie Scott
- children
- color
- Coney Island
- Covid 19
- creative control
- darkroom
- DOC NYC
- documentaries
- documentary
- draftee
- Earth Day
- editing
- Edward Steichen
- estate prints
- exhibitions
- Father's Day
- fathers
- galleries
- Getty Images
- gratitude
- Helen Gee
- Holidays
- Hurricane Sandy
- In memoriam
- Jacob Deschin
- Jazz Loft
- Judith
- July 4th
- Korean War
- Last Stop Coney Island
- Limelight Gallery
- love
- Lumiere Atlanta
- Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography
- managing an archive
- Mariette Pathy Allen
- media
- Memorial Day
- mother's day
- New York
- night photography
- obituary
- PDN
- photo commentary
- Photo League
- photomontage
- printing
- racial reckoning
- retrospective
- Rodin
- Sid Grossman
- social issues
- street photography
- students
- teaching
- the creative process
- The Cyclone
- the gift of life
- The Griffin Museum of Photography
- The International Center for Photography
- Times Square
- Valentine's Day
- Veteran's Day
- W. Eugene Smith
- Wonder Wheel