First Prize-Carrie -Polly Chandler                       Second Prize-Man of Khiva -Doug Going Honorable Mention-Rose -Larry Deemer Honorable Mention-Abby -Donna Pinckley Honorable Mention-Anticipation-Peter Treiber Juror Statement: For me, nothing is more challenging but more rewarding than taking photographs of people, especially strangers on the street. People resist, become angry, often do not like your camera directed at them. Trees are calmer and easier. I applaud the entrants to Juried Photography 2010: In Search of People. They have all photographed people, whether known to them or not, in ways aggressive, kind, often interesting and in a few cases intense, honest and even haunting. In my images, as well as in judging these, I look to connect with my subject, talk to them, arrange them if necessary, collaborate. I prefer an energy between us, a flow of sorts, whether a smile, a frown or something in between. I preach to my students (and practice in my work) to get close, involved, shoot with a wide angle lens to give a context, compose well and be always aware of the light. The selections I’ve made for the show all exhibit these qualities. I would suggest avoiding the banal, the cliché, the cute, the sentimental and romantic, and easy and cheap shots. Abandon the overworked digital image, the gimmicky, and the obvious. New ground doesn’t have to be the goal, nothing is more beautiful than an honest, direct, heartfelt portrait. The winning images have the directness and beauty that I love. Many thanks to the staff of the Smithtown Township Arts Council and the Mills Pond House Gallery for inviting me to jury In Search of People. It has been my great honor. I hope you enjoy the exhibit and the fruits of many very talented individuals.                                                                                 Harvey Stein                                                                                                         New York City                                                                            May 2010

Harvey Stein is a professional photographer, teacher, author, curator and lecturer. He has had four books published, the most recent being Movimento: Glimpses of Italian Street Life (2006). His photographs have appeared in Time, Life, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Esquire, Glamour, Smithsonian, Playboy, Camera Arts, View Camera, American Photo, Shutterbug, and Black and White Magazine, among many others. Harvey has had 71 one-person exhibits and has been featured more than 140 group shows. He has curated over a dozen exhibits in the last three years and has recently been appointed Director of Photograph at Umbrella Arts, a gallery located in the East Village of Manhattan. Harvey currently teaches at the International Center of Photography and in the Masters of Professional Studies in Digital Photography Program at the School of Visual Arts and has been on the faculty of the New School University and the Parsons School of Design in New York City, Drew University in Madison, NJ, and the Rochester Institute of Technology. His images are collected in more than 50 public and corporate collections including The Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Denver Museum of Art; the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh); and the Polaroid Collection. View some of his work at www.harveysteinphoto.com