Henry Horenstein book signing at Human Artis Gallery
HumanArtis (a dba of Human Scale Art Space, Inc.) announces a special book signing and film screening by widely-published and exhibited photographer Henry Horenstein, Saturday, October 17, 2026. Henry will be at the HumanArtis Gallery, 245 Main Street - Ste 201, Northampton, MA from noon to 5:00 pm with a special 45 minute talk at 2:00 pm. Henry’s talk will be followed by a film preview, questions, and book signing.
Henry will speak about his extensive career as a photographer, filmmaker, author, and educator. Reflecting on his early career, Henry explains how his love of history brought him into the world of photography. He speaks of his approach to image making as a record of time and culture, a way to preserve the memory of people and places too easily forgotten.
This leads us to one of his most beloved and long-time subjects – country music – and more importantly, the robust community of people it has the power to bring together. With an excerpt from his film Spoke, Henry pulls us right into the dance halls that inspired the work of his iconic monograph, Honky Tonk, which paved the way for his most recent publication, Miles and Miles of Texas. Henry will also preview Show, a rare look at the beginnings of retro burlesque.
Rick Colson, Director of HumanArtis and its curator says, “With insightful stories, and a few good laughs, Henry manages the impossible – connecting a room full of diverse strangers through identifiable insights and universal truths.”
With the recent passing of Dolly Parton, hundreds of thousands of people were touched by Henry’s iconic and illuminating portrait of her, now shared by media worldwide.
About Henry
Henry Horenstein has been a professional photographer, filmmaker, teacher, and author since the 1970s. He studied history at the University of Chicago and earned his BFA and MFA at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he studied with legends Harry Callahan and Aaron Siskind.
Henry's work is collected and exhibited internationally and he has published over 40 books, including several monographs of his own work such as Miles and Miles of Texas, 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 recent monograph, Speedway 1972 was published by Stanley/Barker (UK) in 2022 and We Sort of People was published by Kehrer Verlag (Ger) in 2023. His newest book, Miles and Miles of Texas, was published by Honky Tonk Editions in 2025.
In recent years, Henry has been making films: Marksville, Murray, Spoke, Partners, and Blitto Underground. He is currently in production on Preacher 1996: The Lost Footage, a film about rockabilly musician Preacher Jack.
Henry is professor of photography at Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Boston.
Human Scale Art Space offers visual arts and photographic education through workshops, presentations and, now, exhibitions. We are the proud recipients of a 2025 Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Experiences Grant, and we exist thanks to generous contributions from donors like Greenfield/Northampton Cooperative Bank. We will be announcing a full schedule of workshops and new exhibitions in the fall of 2026.
For more information please visit: https://humanscaleartspace.org or call 413-206-1855
