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Art transcends politics: Feinstein in group show in Moscow’s Lumiere Brothers Gallery - by Judith Thompson

When I first received a Google alert about Harold’s work being exhibited in part of a group show entitled “Life is like a movie” at Lumiere Brothers Gallery in Moscow (formerly Lumiere Brothers Center for Photography), I searched the internet to find out more. Nothing came up. So I decided to contact the gallery. Given… Continue reading

Major Feinstein Retrospective: Mougins Centre for Photography, Arles Photo Festival - by Judith Thompson

Opening on June 30th and running through October 3rd, a 101 print Harold Feinstein retrospective entitled “The Wheel of Wonder” will be exhibited at

News, updates and a bit of conscience - by Judith Thompson

I have been planning this post for some time, keeping a list of “news” items and looking forward to sharing them with our readers. As I was finishing up, I stopped to watch the news and then came back to this post. Ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began a few days ago, I… Continue reading

“Life as it Was”: Third Exhibition at Bigaignon in Paris - by Judith Thompson

Let’s get overwhelmed by the humanist vision of one of the most talented American photographers of his generation, Harold Feinstein. After two remarkable first exhibitions in 2017 and 2018, we complete what we had announced as a trilogy, with this exhibition entitled “Life as it was ». If the first part of the retrospective devoted… Continue reading

Walk Through a Gallery with Harold Feinstein: A Lockdown project from Carrie Scott and David Hill Gallery - by Judith Thompson

https://youtu.be/HEvKORFAA_wVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: A Walk-through with Harold Feinstein, 1989 Retrospective, Penn State's Edwin W. Zoller Gallery. (https://youtu.be/HEvKORFAA_w) In 1989 the Edwin W. Zoller Gallery at Penn State University’s School of Visual Arts launched a retrospective of Harold Feinstein’s work.  Spanning his career, it included images from the 1940s to the… Continue reading

Screenings and exhibitions in San Diego, London, Portland and Paris - by Judith Thompson

Announcing up-coming screenings and exhibitions in San Diego, London, Portland and Paris! Mark your calendars!

Making magic in London: Carrie Scott and Andy Dunn team up to create unprecedented Feinstein festivities! - by Judith Thompson

It was the first exhibition of Harold’s work in London. As part of the well-coordinated Feinstein menu for those gathered at the annual international photography festival, Andy Dunn’s masterful documentary,

Next stop London! Ramping up for the UK’s first exhibition and film screening! - by Judith Thompson

My bags are packed and I’m ready to go! If you’re planning to be at Photo London this year, please take in the remarkable Feinstein events taking place concurrently and right next door at Store X and the Curzon DocHouse in Bloomsbury. Many kudos to both Carrie Scott, curator and art dealer extraordinaire, and filmmaker… Continue reading

Paris preview #2: Coney Island Quietude - by Judith Thompson

Included among the prints being exhibited at the up-coming show, Graciously Yours (Galerie Thierry Bigaignon, May 24-August 31) are a number of Coney Island photographs that speak to a quiet side of the famed amusement park away from the screams on the Cyclone or the barkers on the boardwalk. Harold’s own thoughts about these photographs… Continue reading

Paris preview #1: The sculptural body - by Judith Thompson

Hands, arms, legs, backs, torsos!  In his press release describing the up-coming show Graciously Yours, (Galerie Thierry Bigaignon, May 24-August 31), Thierry Bigaignon, remarks on the “omnipresence of bodies” as a key feature of the 21 prints that will be exhibited. Indeed, Harold’s attraction to the human form and his desire to capture the grace… Continue reading

Harold Feinstein “Graciously Yours” opens on May 24th at Galerie Thierry Bigaignon, Paris - by Judith Thompson

After the huge success of the 2017 exhibit Contagious Optimism, which drew 5000 visitors and a tremendous wave of media, Galerie Thierry Bigaignon now presents the second part of the retrospective dedicated to Harold Feinstein, with 21 contemporary and vintage black and white photographs spanning from 1966 to 1988. The show opens on May 24th… Continue reading

On view now in NYC: Man and wife drinking Krueger beer, 1952 - by Judith Thompson

This photograph, Man and wife drinking Krueger beer, 1952 is now on view at the Keith de Lellis Gallery in New York City. The exhibition Mid-Century American: Vintage Photos from the International Photography Yearbook runs from April 12-June 15th. Others on view include Ansel Adams, Arthur Liepzig, Ruth Bernhard, and Louis Stettner. When Harold was… Continue reading

Preparing for a curator’s visit: Two days with Francois Cheval, Audrey Hoareau and Thierry Bigaignon - by Judith Thompson

When my Paris dealer, Thierry Bigaignon, told me that he would be bringing curators Francois Cheval and Audrey Hoareau for a two day visit to the studio in January,  I was ecstatic!  Francois had served as director of the Musée Nicéphore-Niépce for 20 years, and recently launched The Red Eye, together with Audrey Hoareau who had… Continue reading

Happy New Year! Looking back on 2017 and forward to 2018 - by Judith Thompson

As the New Year unfolds,  we look back on 2017,  which  was a year of exciting developments for the Harold Feinstein Photography studio. Beautifully mounted exhibitions in Paris and Istanbul accompanied by significant media attention,  a public preview of clips from the up-coming documentary at Photo London,  the launch of our YouTube channel with clips… 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

Fantastic opening at O’Art Gallery, Istanbul! The love affair with Turkey continues! - by Judith Thompson

I was sorry not to be able to go to the opening reception for Harold Feinstein: The Legacy of a Photographer, a magnificent retrospective, which opened on May 16th at O’Art, the corporate art space for Odea Bank in Istanbul. It was a beautifully presented 50 print show covering multiple facets of Harold’s black and… Continue reading

Record high sales, 5000 visitors and a media flood! Thank you Paris and Galerie Thierry Bigaignon! - by Judith Thompson

After three glorious months of record-high sales, a flood of media attention and over 5000 visitors, Galerie Thierry Bigaignon celebrated the last day of the exhibition Contagious Optimism: Harold Feinstein the early years (1940s and 1950s) on April 30th. It was also the final day of Le Mois de la Photo Grand Paris, a yearly… Continue reading

“It’s like a long-gone America”: CNN’s #Throwback Thursday - by Judith Thompson

When asked by CNN’s Kyle Almond about the image above, gallery owner Thierry Bigaignon responded: “When you see Feinstein’s picture you think: ‘Wow what a beautiful world. What a beautiful America. It’s like a long-gone America.’” A month ago I heard from Clint Alwahab, senior photo editor at CNN, about featuring Harold’s work for #Throwback… Continue reading