Beyond Basic Photography by Henry Horenstein

His films include Murray (2010), with William A. In recent years, Horenstein has been working on short documentary films. Honky Tonk has also been presented as an exhibition at many public and private museums and galleries, notably the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in 2006, the Rhode Island School of Design Museum in 2005, and The Annenberg Space for Photography in 2014. Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music (2003) is a documentary survey of country music during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He has worked as a professional photographer, filmmaker, teacher, and author since the early 1970s. He studied history at the University of Chicago and earned his BFA and MFA at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he is now professor of photography.

He is the author of over 35 books, including a series of instructional textbooks. In addition, the college operates the Collin Higher Education Center, which has an enrollment of 3,500 each year in partnership with The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas Woman’s University, Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Tech and the University of North Texas.Henry Horenstein (born 1947) is an American artist, photographer, filmmaker and educator. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government and industry, providing customized training and work force development. Spring Creek Pkwy.Ĭollin College serves more than 55,000 credit and continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degrees and certificates. Horenstein, a professor of photography at Rhode Island School of Design, will discuss his life and work during the past 40 years, highlighting through images his early interest in history and how it has impacted his photography. A question-and-answer session will follow. The lecture is sponsored by the Photography Department at Collin College.įor more information about Collin College’s photography program, visit Collin College’s Plano Campus is located at 2800 E. His most recent updated edition of Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music will feature in his lecture. His monographs include Racing Days, Animalia, Humans, Show and Close Relations. Horenstein has published more than 30 books, including the classic textbooks: Black and White Photography, Beyond Basic Photography, Digital Photography and Make Better Pictures.

Admission is free and open to the public. in room C-104 at Collin College’s Plano Campus. Ma– Take a 40-year journey through the images of artist, photographer, teacher and author, Henry Horenstein, on Wednesday, April 10, 7 p.m.

Beyond Basic Photography by Henry Horenstein