Spring 2021 Exhibit

Harold Shapiro’s “Luminous Instruments” merges his lifelong passions of music and photography. Using long exposures, he explores the myriad forms of musical instruments in rich black and white. This photographic series is currently on view at Yale Health, throughout the 55 Lock Street building, and at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments.

A longtime contributor to Yale University, Harold has been a professional photographer for over 40 years and is familiar to our community having documented numerous events and important moments at Yale Health. He is known for his portraits, architectural photographs, and interpretations of industrial subjects. He served as head of the photography department at Creative Arts Workshop for many years and is an associate Fellow at Jonathan Edwards College.