Larry Fink, Sensual Empathy

Larry Fink was a social photographer. That says two things: He was socially engaged in his work, and he photographed society. People and their interactions were the focus of his passionate interest. He was in the room with them and recognized them as kin, whoever they were. He defined society in its broadest sense. In a career that spanned more than sixty years, he covered debutante balls, Oscar parties, demonstrations, boxing matches, and his neighbors in rural Pennsylvania, all with the same bold framing and masterly chiaroscuro--and with the same urgency, immediacy, and deep human feeling.