Celeb Photographer At B&N

When photographer Deborah Feingold moved to New York City in the late 1970s, her relationship with a jazz musician led her to embrace a spirit of improvisation in her work. Early commissions for Chet Baker and Miles Davis led to work with Rolling Stone, GQ, The New York Times and Musician Magazine among others, and indelible images of Bono, Madonna, Mick Jagger, James Brown, Prince, Tina Turner, Tom Waits, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Joey Ramone, and Sam Rivers,to name a few. Feingold will be at the Barnes and Noble on Oct. 23 for a book talk and signing.
On Sept. 30, Damiani Books released Music, Feingold’s first-ever anthology, featuring over 75 photographs spanning nearly 40 years. Grammy Award-winning music critic Anthony DeCurtis wrote the foreword and praises the collection for presenting these iconic musicians “not as celebrities… and not necessarily even artists, but as people.” DeCurtis says these photos “are not the result of clever concepts… their fascination and intrigue emerge from the hum and buzz of musicians’ everyday lives.”
Feingold’s unique ability to put her subjects almost immediately at ease engendered the kind of rare moments of honesty, intimacy and connection that became the hallmark of her work: an early Prince photo session backstage at NYC’s Bottom Line ended with the artist turning the tables and shooting Feingold; a moment of stillness photographing Brian Eno on his SoHo rooftop led to a deeper understanding of his then-new concept of ambient music; an impromptu trip to a broom closet turned a Spinal Tap shoot into inspired lunacy. Feingold has continued to photograph the biggest figures in pop culture, including President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Johnny Depp, and has created countless album and book covers; she currently has two book covers on the New York Times Best Sellers list (One Nation by Ben Carson, MD and Finding Me by Michelle Knight).
Feingold moved to Manhasset 10 years ago and lives with her daughter. Feingold will be appearing on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Manhasset Barnes and Noble located on Northern Blvd.