I wanted to share some photos from Spring Training 2001 - Alex Rodriguez had just signed a 10 year, $252 million free agent contract with the Texas Rangers - the pressure to live up to the “best player in baseball” moniker is, he says, the reason he turned to Performance Enhancing Drugs..
I spent about 20 minutes with him shooting a variety of photos - the interesting thing, to me, was his personality. I’ve photographed many famous people over the years, and for a variety of reasons, my time with Alex was memorable. Here are a few of my photographs from that day..
The folks at Livebooks (a very popular photographer portfolio website company) have posted a new entry in their “Photographers In Focus” video series - this one featuring world renowned photography legend, Harry Benson.
If you don’t know who he is, know this: Harry Benson has photographed pretty much every icon of the last 50 years - a long time LIFE magazine staff photographer, he toured with the Beatles in 1964, has photographed the biggest names in world politics and celebrities from all walks of life.
This is a short piece, and definitely worth watching..
*** EDIT - if the video won’t play, please click HERE ***
I have not yet been fortunate enough to meet Mr. Benson, however I have fond memories of a joke that Rich Clarkson (another legend) told at his Sports Photography Workshop which was in Oklahoma City in 1989, and it goes something like this.. Read the rest of this entry »
Yes, “We Are Ready To Believe Again” Senator (make that) PRESIDENT Obama
aka President Barak Obama
aka BARACK OBAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES of AMERICA
aka THE FORTY FOURTH
aka THE FIRST
Congratulations Mr. President Elect, to both you, Vice President Elect Joe Biden, your beautiful families, and to my fellow Americans and the rest of the world..
First of all, James Nachtwey is not for the faint-hearted. In my opinion, he is the best war photographer of the past several decades. He makes tough photographs of horrible conditions all over the world.
“When James Nachtwey was awarded the TED Prize in 2007, he was given $100,000 and one wish to change the world. He wished for our help in telling a vital story to the world, using powerful photos taken around the globe. This photography project and this site are the result of his wish.” - XDRTB.org/
Here, he speaks about his wish:
And here is the wish unveiled, today (the beginning of which has a small clip of the above presentation):
Throughout the month of October and beyond, these photographs will be seen across the world in new and exciting ways: projections and LED screen displays in public spaces; film, music and creative arts festivals; human-rights festivals, fashion shows, art galleries and installations, art walks and much more.
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