Harvey Stein: Ways of Seeing
By: Harvey Stein
Harvey Stein will be a speaker at the 2014 F295 Symposium.
Harvey Stein will share aspects of his photography career that spans over 40 years of consistent and impressive work in photography. He will show and discuss work from his beautiful new book, Harlem Street Portraits (2013) and rarely seen work that he has shot with his Holga and pinhole cameras. The holga work shown will consist of several projects he has concentrated on that utilizes the unique properties of the camera. Issues of inspiration, motivation, and creative momentum will be emphasized. Time permitting, he will discuss his previous book Coney Island 40 Years and how to maintain a creative drive and edge over such a long span of time. Mr. Stein is well known for his strong, close-up and involving street photography as well as his sensitive portraiture of people from around the world. For him, photography is a way to learn about life, living and self. “Mostly I do long-term projects that are of personal interest. I photograph situations, people and places I don’t know and need to learn about. Photography is the most meaningful thing I could ever do. It is my way of saying, ‘I am here’ and my way of sharing some of my life and understanding of the world with others.”
See the conference website at : http://www.f295.org/2014/