Alive is the word of the hour.
There are lots going on in my world right now.. first, and foremost, the unspeakably exciting birth of our son, Frederick Moon Leeds!
Weighing in at 6 pounds 14 ounces, he was born, happy (?) and healthy in the beginning of April and I haven’t stopped smiling yet! He has been the center of our universe (and with more love each day) since, well, the day we found out Molly was pregnant, last July.
Also ALIVE is this blog. No. Really. As I get back in to the grind, I am revisiting a number of previously neglected parts of my life – this blog and my site – both overdue for some TLC which is presently forthcoming…
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..
A portrait of Alex Rodriguez after signing a 10 year, $252 million contract with the Texas Rangers. ©2009 M David Leeds
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..
Harry Benson – start small, work hard.
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.. Continue reading »
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:
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