The essence of it is listening to the other person and respecting their integrity. This practical nugget of wisdom can be applied in just about any context. Trust each student to figure out what works for him or her. Don’t shove anything down anyone’s throat. It’s our job to listen and to give what we can to make them more thoughtful and a little better at what they are doing. This wisdom shines throughout the book, and is best encapsulated in Horenstein’s words: “Here’s how I see it.
Lovers, Tootsies Orchid Lounge, Nashville, 1975Īs a professor of photography at Rhode Island School of Design, Horenstein has mastered the dynamics of teaching. He deftly combines elements of autobiography, professional insights, and art into a captivating volume that will make you smile with recognition of life’s infinite pleasures and absurdities. Shoot What You Love: Tips and Tales from a Working Photographer(Monacelli Studio) is a romp through Horenstein’s life behind the camera, giving us a look at some of his favorite works produced along with behind-the-scenes stories, tips, and tricks gleaned from more than forty years in the business. The one constant throughout it al has been Horenstein’s commitment to love and so it is from the heart that his latest book comes. He has traveled the world, capturing moments far and wide, from Dolly Parton and Porter Wagner backstage at Boston’s Symphony Hall to an unexpected scene of camel coitus in Dubai. Henry is professor of photography at RISD and lives in Boston.Del, Thompson Speedway, Thompson, Connecticut, 1972įrom this simple directive came a lifetime of work that has resulted in over 30 books, including a basic manual on black and white photography that has been used by aspiring photography students for more than thirty years. He is currently in production on Where Everybody is Somebody, a film about Cajun Louisiana. In recent years, Henry has been making films: Preacher, Murray, Spoke, Partners, and Blitto Underground.
His latest monograph, Speedway 1972 was published by STANLEY/BARKER (U.K.) in 2022 and We Sort of People will be published spring 2023 by Kehrer Verlag (Germany). He has also authored Black & White Photography, Digital Photography, and Beyond Basic Photography, used by hundreds of thousands of college, university, high-school, and art school students as their introduction to photography. His Shoot What You Love serves both as a memoir and a personal history of photography over the past 50 years. Henry's work is collected and exhibited internationally and he has published over 30 books, including several monographs of his own work such as Honky Tonk, Histories, Show, Animalia, Humans, Racing Days, Close Relations, and many others. He studied history at the University of Chicago and earned his BFA and MFA at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he studied with legends Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind.
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