"Coney Island"

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This paper explores the way in which American photographer, Harvey Stein, portrays New York City's kitschy escape destination in his photo-essay book "Coney Island". The paper discusses how Stein uses color and subjects to put together a book which so successfully reflects the feel and atmosphere of Coney Island.

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"Instead of giving Stein credit for continuing to grow rather than fall trap to a particular style, his critics lament his progress much the same as we lament all progress and our own aging and growth away from the things we found so magical in our youth.

But Stein is a photojournalist and the story changes with the times. Stein doesn't seem interested in the story behind the scenes, but rather in that which presents itself now in the pure, raw immediacy of the moment."

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