Law Journal photographer Rick Kopstein honored at federal court art gallery
Dozens of members of the legal community came together at the Charles P. Sifton Gallery in Brooklyn’s federal court Thursday night to celebrate the opening of the legal eye, Rick Kopstein’s photography exhibition.
“My Eyes on New York,” showcased 84 photographs from around New York City and namely within the judicial community, taken throughout Kopstein’s career at the New York Law Journal. Photos of the courthouses themselves, the people that make them work and the individuals that give the city a face are all represented on the walls.
“Nothing of importance happened in the legal community without Rick being there,” said Magistrate Judge Robert Levy, whose idea it was to bring Kopstein’s work to the court’s gallery. “Our memories of the reality of life in New York and the legal community really come from his eye.”