TCF Ep. 322 - David Alan Harvey

Published: May 16, 2016, 4:30 a.m.

Born in San Francisco, David Alan Harvey was raised in Virginia. He discovered photography at the age of 11. Harvey purchased a used Leica with savings from his newspaper route and began photographing his family and neighborhood in 1956. When he was 20 he lived with and documented the lives of a black family living in Norfolk, Virginia, and the resulting book, Tell It Like It Is, was published in 1966. He was named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association in 1978. Harvey went on to shoot over forty essays for National Geographic magazine. He has covered stories around the world, including projects on French teenagers, the Berlin Wall, Maya culture, Vietnam, Native Americans, Mexico and Naples, and a recent feature on Nairobi. He has published two major books, Cuba and Divided Soul, based on his extensive work on the Spanish cultural migration into the Americas, and his book Living Proof (2007) deals with hip-hop culture. His work has been exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Nikon Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Workshops and seminars are an important part of his life. Harvey is founder and editor of the award-winning Burn magazine, featuring iconic and emerging photographers in print and online. Harvey joined Magnum as a nominee in 1993 and became a full member in 1997. He lives in NC and NYC. \xa0 Resources: David Alan Harvey \xa0 Luc Delahaye \xa0 Carolyn Drake \xa0 Matt Black \xa0 Burn Magazine \xa0 Download the free Candid Frame app for your favorite smart device. Click here to download for . Click here to download Click here to download for \xa0 Support the work we do at The Candid Frame with contributing to our Patreon effort. \xa0You can do this by visiting or visiting the website and clicking on the Patreon button.