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 »

Here’s a great multimedia video by the Rocky Mountain News and Media Storm – produced from their 24 hour, round the clock, coverage of the Democratic National Convention..

It’s running time is about 20 minutes – I believe it’s worth the time when you have it, and suggest allowing the clip to load completely before viewing as it will help prevent some choppiness and streaming issues that may occur otherwise.

“At last, at last, a dream fulfilled.” – here- or below