Harry Gould Harvey: The Mansions Of Newport

A touch of class war

Here’s another young, raw photographer whose work and attitude I find exciting: Harry Gould Harvey IV is a self-taught 19 year-old high school dropout based in Newport, Rhode Island. We’ve been emailing for a few months, talking about punk music, wealth disparity, Occupy Wall Street and discontent in general. In between first contact and the publication of this feature, HGH has been on the road with his own hardcore band, Convulsions. I really appreciate the value that this young artist put on connecting with me, saying how hard it is to otherwise access “the world of contemporary photography.” This is part of an ongoing series, a sarcastic, social commentary that is meant to be alarming and disconcerting, to convey a sense of anger, and is shot in and around the mansions of Newport.

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