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News
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I have entered this years The Nature Conservencyʻs Photo Contest. The image I used to represent me is Mr. Attitude! Please stop by and give him a like to help Mr. Attitude get noticed by the Jury.
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It has been a while since I have added a new photo to my collection. Please enjoy my latest addition…. Natures Waltz. This image was taken locally here on Maui and represents a unity found within Island life. Everything on the island has purpose and place, as do all the elements of this image. Harmony…
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–NO SPOILERS HERE!– Craig Joe and Rafael Medoff have written another book about cartoonists and incredible battle to end the racism of WWII. Their first book Cartoonists Against the Holocaust is available on Amazon and is a highly recommended read too. I have preordered my copy of their newest collaboration Cartoonists Against Racism: The Secret…
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It has come to my attention that earlier this year a Congressman from California was sworn into office with a copy of the Constitution, under which he put a copy of his US Citizenship paper, a photo of his deceased parents an a copy of Superman #1. Glen Weldon wrote a wonderful article for NPR…
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Since the start of the Pandemic, life here on Maui has gotten quiet for me. Maybe a little two quiet…. I would like to build a little suspense here and say that a major announcement for me is on the way. There are a few new projects brewing and shortly I will be letting you…
Producer
Photo/Video/TV/Internet
THE PRODUCER
Harry is fascinated with how things work and are put together. Traits that make him a prolific producer. He loves putting things together, whether it be groups of people for an expedition, construction of a house or all the elements necessary for a TV production.
Phototograpy
Photographer
Harrys images have been used in magazines, news papers, trade publications and ad campaigns. He had a gallery in Lahaina for a short time before being named Maui County Film Commissioner. Now he has limited showings for his images here on Maui.
video
Underwater
Harrys speciality is underwater video. With over 20 years experience shooting, his imagery has been used in documentaries, VR rides, web sites and more.
Televison
Television Producer
One of Harry Donenfeldʻs passions is television production. Being able to tell a story that has meaning and value is life affirming. Harry has been telling stories for many years now. Check out some of his current and past productions.
Current PRojects
About
Harry Donenfeld has been a photographer his entire life. Growing up the grandson and namesake of Superman’s legendary comic book publisher, he faced a great challenge and legacy. Harry was fascinated at an early age with being able to tell an entire story within a single frame, seeing the world in just that moment. Itʻs that fascination that called him to journey to some of the worlds most exotic and remote locations in search of the perfect image.
This progressed rapidly from photography to video and then to television sales and production where he has produced three prime-time specials for TLC’s Alien Invasion Week 2001, an award-winning children’s series for TLC called “Bingo &Molly” and a variety of one-off documentaries like “Black Widow II: Declassified” about a stealth aircraft made by Northrup/Grumman. After 20 years in Los Angeles, he moved to Maui.
Lahaina, Maui was the location of Harryʻs first gallery, right there on Front Street, and for a while his photographic art was openly for sale. Then, in 2011/2012 he was appointed Film Commissioner for the County of Maui, closed his gallery and helped bring to the island the largest sound stage in the State, and lots of productions. After his time as Commissioner he had a small store selling and teaching the use of drones for aerial imaging.
Nowadays Harry keeps busy shooting incredible images with his drones as well as his all his other cameras! As an active photographer/videographer, he still travels the world in search of images and tales of adventure to bring back for all to share in. Some of his most recent adventures have included SCUBA diving in Antarctica, there was filming lava flowing into the ocean off the Big Island of Hawaii. Not to overshadow those incredible experiences but there there were also a few spectacular trips he was on with clients to Komodo, Indonesia and Palau…
What adventure will you and Harry go on…?
DC Comics
Harry Donenfeld & Superman
Harry Donenfeld was also the legendary publisher of DC Comics and the man who bought Superman for $130 in 1938. Click on the link below to read more about his incredible life.
Excellent reading on Harry
In this “necessary and beautifully told story of struggle, compassion and serendipity” (Forbes), the publisher of DC Comics comes to the rescue of a family trying to flee Nazi Berlin, their lives linking up with a dazzling cast of 20th-century icons, all eagerly pursuing the American Dream.
— Simon & Schuster
Harry Donenfeld 