Harvey Stein has taught at most of the major workshops in the United States and has led workshops in Europe, South America and Mexico since 1994. Besides currently teaching at the International Center of Photography in New York City, he has been on the faculty of the Rochester Institute of Technology, the New School University, Drew University and Bridgeport University. He is the author of four photographic books, his newest, Movimento: Glimpses of Italian Street Life, was published in December, 2006. He has had 70 one-person exhibits and has been in more than 135 group shows. His work is in over 45 public collections including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Denver Museum of Art, the Portland (OR) Museum of Art and the New Orleans Museum of Art. He has traveled extensively throughout the American Southwest in the past thirteen years. See some of Harvey’s photography at his website, www.harveysteinphoto.com

2014 WORKSHOPS

August 16 with departure August 24

New Mexico has been described as a place of inviolate, pristine beauty, engendering an almost spiritual feeling for the land and the overwhelming sense of peacefulness. Since the 1880’s, photographers and artists (Georgia O’Keefe, Paul Strand, Ansel Adams, Laura Gilpin, Eliot Porter) have been irresistibly drawn to its incredible landscape, brilliant clear light, and rich Native American heritage.

Join us for a photographic adventure based at an historic and beautiful hacienda in Taos, one of the first European settlements in the United States. Taos has many facets to its personality as a frontier outpost, Hispanic village, growing art center, and small Western town. Vans will transport the group to the lofty peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, the spectacular scenery of the Rio Grande Gorge, and to the wondrous hills of Georgia O’Keefe’s Ghost Ranch area. We will also photograph Native American pueblos, adobe structures, historic churches, local festivals and spend a day exploring Santa Fe.

Frequent lectures combined with daily photographic activity offer a rich input of technical and aesthetic concerns. Discussions include using light in meaningful ways, methods of approaching strangers, engaging the landscape personally and passionately, and the use of flash to augment “magic hour” shooting.

We will also explore the special summer light characteristic of New Mexico during early morning and evening excursions. Participants may work with color negative film or digitally, critiques are an integral part of the workshop. Historical and contemporary images of New Mexico, and especially the Taos/Santa Fe area, will be shown for context and inspiration.

The workshop is open to all levels of photographers who have a good working knowledge of their cameras. Moderate hiking and walking will be required in this fast paced, information packed workshop. Limited to 14 participants.

For more information:
Harvey Stein
755 West End Avenue
New York, NY 10025
212-316-9157
hsteinfoto@aol.com

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