AFTER ATTENDING A POETRY WORKSHOP IN APRIL 2000, HARVEY WROTE
HIS FIRST POEM. HE THEN JOINED THE POETS OF THE PALM BEACHES WITH HIS WIFE, LINDA. HE’S WORKED AT IT SINCE.
AT THE END OF 2002 HE BOUGHT HIS FIRST DIGITAL CAMERA AND RETURNED TO PHOTOGRAPHY, A LOVE HE HAD ABANDONED FOR 10 YEARS BECAUSE OF VISUAL DIFFICULTIES. IN 2004, HE STARTED WRITING POETIC CAPTIONS
FOR HIS PHOTOGRAPHS AND NOW DOES THIS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY. HE THEN BEGAN MAKING NOTE CARDS WITH PHOTOS ON THE COVER AND THE CORRESPONDING POEM ON THE BACK. THESE HE PRESENTS AT POETRY CRITIQUE WORKSHOPS IN NEW JERSEY
AND FLORIDA.
HARVEY HAD A ONE MAN PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AT THE METUCHEN LIBRARY. HE’S ALSO PARTICIPATED IN GROUP SHOWS AT THE BARRON ARTS CENTER IN WOODBRIDGE, EDISON MUNICIPAL COMPLEX THROUGH THE EDISON ARTS SOCIETY, AND THE ARTISTS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY IN FLORIDA. IN ADDITION TO HIS PUBLISHED POEMS IN THE
ANNUAL ANTHOLOGY OF THE POETS OF THE PALM BEACHES,
HIS PHOTOS HAVE ILLUSTRATED ONE OF THEIR ANTHOLOGIES.
HE’S ENTERED ANNUAL CONTESTS SPONSORED BY THE NJ DEPARTMENT ON AGING. WINNERS IN EACH OF 17 COUNTIES ARE THEN SENT TO THE STATE COMPETITION. HE HAS RECEIVED AWARDS AT BOTH LEVELS, CAPPED BY A FIRST PLACE IN THE 2012 STATE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORY.
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