Henry Horenstein - Animalia — Gallery NAGA | Contemporary Art Gallery Boston

Henry Horenstein: Animalia

On View: January 7 - February 5, 2022

Over the years I’ve photographed many different types of subjects, even animals and the human form. But I’ve always returned to my roots as a documentary photographer. More than anything, I like a good story. – Henry Horenstein

Brown Sea Nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens

Brown Sea Nettles, Chrysaora fuscescens

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 26×39” (edition of 20)

Bullnose Ray, Myliobatis freminvillii

Bullnose Ray, Myliobatis freminvillii

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 26×39” (edition of 20)

Domestic Great Dane, Canis lupus familiaris

Domestic Great Dane, Canis lupus familiaris

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 39×26” (edition of 20)

Domestic Great Dane, Canis lupus familiaris

Domestic Great Dane, Canis lupus familiaris

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 39×26” (edition of 20)

Domestic Pig, Sus scrofa domestica

Domestic Pig, Sus scrofa domestica

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 26×39” (edition of 20)

Domestic Poodle, Canis lupus familiaris

Domestic Poodle, Canis lupus familiaris

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 39×26” (edition of 20)

Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini

Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 39×26” (edition of 20)

Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini

Giant Pacific Octopus, Enteroctopus dofleini

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 39×26” (edition of 20)

Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

Greater Flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 26×39” (edition of 20)

Grevy's Zebra, Equus Grevyi

Grevy's Zebra, Equus Grevyi

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 39×26” (edition of 20)

Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibious

Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibious

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 39×26” (edition of 20)

Nile Monitor Lizard, Varanus niloticus

Nile Monitor Lizard, Varanus niloticus

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 26×39” (edition of 20)

Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis

Sandhill Crane, Grus canadensis

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 39×26” (edition of 20)

Smoky Giraffe, Giraffa, camelopardalis angolensis

Smoky Giraffe, Giraffa, camelopardalis angolensis

1995-2001, archival pigment print, 60×40” (edition of 6)

Henry Horenstein

Henry's work is collected and exhibited internationally and he has published over 35 books, including several monographs of his own work such as Honky Tonk, Histories, Show, Animalia, Humans, Racing Days, Close Relations, and many others. 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. His latest monograph, Speedway1972 was published by Stanley/Barker (UK) in 2022 and We Sort of People will be published fall 2023 by Kehrer Verlag (Ger).

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