David Katzenstein – författare

The photographs collected here represent David Katzenstein’s lifelong artistic journey as a visual chronicler of humanity. Traveling to many parts of the world, he experienced other cultures and peoples firsthand. The photographs presented here were drawn from a much larger body of work, with the hope of creating a journey through journeys for the viewer.Katzenstein’s travels took him to thirty-seven countries over forty-nine years. What started as a way to combine his two passions—photography and travel—has grown into a visual chronicle of humanity. Steeped in the tradition of documentary photography, Katzenstein imbues his work with immediacy, emotional engagement, and a deep respect for his subjects. He takes the viewer with him on his journeys, sharing public and private moments first-hand.

Brownie is a collection of photographs created by photographer David Katzenstein over ten years from 1979–89. With this series Katzenstein pays homage to the famous line of Brownie cameras introduced in 1900. He used its successor, the Kodak Dualflex, which followed in 1947. The result is a colourful, personal and sensitive view of the world. Described by one critic as “Hot, lush and specific”, the series starts in New York City and travels the globe to explore both distant places and the use of the Kodak Duaflex camera, launched in 1947 as an upgrade to the iconic Kodak Brownie cameras. Throughout the project, Katzenstein’s goal was to embrace the camera’s limitations as a means of pushing the boundaries of composition, juxtaposing foreground and background while heightening the use of colour. The superbly designed and produced publication is rounded with an introduction by Richard Grosbard.