Blog
W. Eugene Smith, Ed Thompson and the battle for creative control: A play in multiple acts by Judith Thompson

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances. And one man in his time plays many parts.” William Shakespeare, from “As you Like It” Several months ago I received a few emails from friends pointing me to a highly entertaining blogpost written by… Continue reading
The Cook, the photographer and the poison ivy: Story of a photo shoot by Judith Thompson

While it seems true that every photograph can tell a story either through the explicit hand of the photographer or through the viewer’s imagination, it’s not often that we hear directly from both the photographer and the subject about the context or circumstances of that moment. Last year I published a post called Ripple Effects:… Continue reading
A love affair with teaching: “It’s like seeing the summer again after a long winter” by Judith Thompson

At long last, and with the help of my good friend and renaissance man, Jason Novak, I am making a small dent in reviewing, editing and packaging the huge volume of audio-visual materials that provide an inspiring record of Harold’s 56 years of teaching. I have over 20 hours of video and 100 hours of… Continue reading
Unearthing buried treasures: Discoveries in the basement, Part one! by Judith Thompson

I’ve started a new category for these blog posts that I’m calling managing an archive, in the hopes that my own joys and tribulations in this new vocation can be instructive to others. And at the get go here, a shout out to APAG (the American Photography Archives Group), which is wrapping up it’s annual… Continue reading
Dignity and the Human Spirit: MLK Day 2017 by Judith Thompson

I’ve only once before re-published a post, but feel compelled to do so today.This post on Dignity and the Human Spirit was originally published in November 2015. It shares Harold’s thoughts on the photo above in addition to introducing readers to the wonderful work of photographer Dana Gluckstein and her book Dignity, which compiles her… Continue reading
The French Connection: C’est si bon! by Judith Thompson

When asked who his favorite photographers were, Harold generally listed Henri Cartier-Bresson at the top, though later in life he might have said Boubat, whose humanist sensibilities and optimism were so close to his own. His favorite artist: Matisse. And his favorite city: undoubtedly Paris. Harold would be pleased to know that his star seems… 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
W. Eugene Smith, Ed Thompson and the battle for creative control: A play in multiple acts by Judith Thompson

“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances. And one man in his time plays many parts.” William Shakespeare, from “As you Like It” Several months ago I received a few emails from friends pointing me to a highly entertaining blogpost written by… Continue reading
The Cook, the photographer and the poison ivy: Story of a photo shoot by Judith Thompson

While it seems true that every photograph can tell a story either through the explicit hand of the photographer or through the viewer’s imagination, it’s not often that we hear directly from both the photographer and the subject about the context or circumstances of that moment. Last year I published a post called Ripple Effects:… Continue reading
A love affair with teaching: “It’s like seeing the summer again after a long winter” by Judith Thompson

At long last, and with the help of my good friend and renaissance man, Jason Novak, I am making a small dent in reviewing, editing and packaging the huge volume of audio-visual materials that provide an inspiring record of Harold’s 56 years of teaching. I have over 20 hours of video and 100 hours of… Continue reading
Unearthing buried treasures: Discoveries in the basement, Part one! by Judith Thompson

I’ve started a new category for these blog posts that I’m calling managing an archive, in the hopes that my own joys and tribulations in this new vocation can be instructive to others. And at the get go here, a shout out to APAG (the American Photography Archives Group), which is wrapping up it’s annual… Continue reading
Dignity and the Human Spirit: MLK Day 2017 by Judith Thompson

I’ve only once before re-published a post, but feel compelled to do so today.This post on Dignity and the Human Spirit was originally published in November 2015. It shares Harold’s thoughts on the photo above in addition to introducing readers to the wonderful work of photographer Dana Gluckstein and her book Dignity, which compiles her… Continue reading
The French Connection: C’est si bon! by Judith Thompson

When asked who his favorite photographers were, Harold generally listed Henri Cartier-Bresson at the top, though later in life he might have said Boubat, whose humanist sensibilities and optimism were so close to his own. His favorite artist: Matisse. And his favorite city: undoubtedly Paris. Harold would be pleased to know that his star seems… 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