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Premiere of Dark Shadows

May 8, 2012
candids, celebrities, editorial, events, photojournalism
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I expected last night’s Dark Shadows premiere to be a zoo, but, at least in the media corral, it was much more civilized than other entertainment events I’ve shot. We were herded like cattle, as we always are, but more like free range grass fed cattle than the corn fed feedlot variety.

The fans, some of them hard core, were out in droves. Check out the costumes in this group of folks  trying to attract Johnny Depp’s attention:

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And, here’s Johnny…..

Michelle Pfeiffer

The lovely Bella Heathcote…

The director, Tim Burton….

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer….

And wacky Steven Tyler and Cloris Leachman…

Newt Gingrich Iowa Campaign Tour

January 11, 2012
candids, celebrities, events, photography, politics
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On the day after Christmas, I got a call from the Gingrich campaign asking if I could fly to Des Moines to document Newt’s Iowa “Jobs and Growth” bus tour. I spent the next eight days following the campaign bus around the state – two thousand miles, 40 hours in the car, 22 cities, 4-5 hours of sleep per night, and 10,000 photographs.

It was a great experience, both personally and professionally. I was impressed by the caliber of the campaign staff, touched by the kindness and generosity of the many Iowans I met along the way, and amazed by the stamina and discipline required of anyone who runs for the Presidency.

Here are a handful of images from the tour:

Newt and Callista Gingrich in Mason City, IA

Spencer, IA

Le Mars, IA

Televised town hall in Des Moines, IA

A campaign supporter attends a meet and greet

Taking questions from the national press

Independence, IA

Walford, IA

Davenport, IA

Muscatine, IA

Greeting supporters in Muscatine, IA

Campaign bus in Burlington, IA

Iowa Caucus in Cedar Falls, IA

Cedar Falls, IA

Premiere of Sherlock Holmes 2: A Game of Shadows

December 7, 2011
celebrities, photography
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Last night’s premiere was a little less unruly than the night before, perhaps because the celeb crowd was smaller. But, Robert Downey Jr. and Rachel McAdams from the movie both attended along with a handful of other glams. The thing that struck me last night was the other-worldliness of some of these people. Rachel McAdams, for instance, looks like she’s lit from within. I particularly like the contrast in the bottom two pictures between Rachel and the folks behind her:

Premiere of New Year’s Eve – Hollywood

December 6, 2011
celebrities, photography
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It’s good to mix things up. A few days of quiet, slow-paced, contemplative, peaceful landscapes, then a few days of combat in the photographers’ pen at movie premieres. There is a lot of pent-up rage in that group of people and things can get a little testy.

Because of the number of celebrities who showed up and the high profile of New Year’s Eve, last night was particularly wild. The insanity notwithstanding, I love shooting these events. It’s absorbing, like rock climbing or hang-gliding. There is a lot of standing around at the beginning, but once the action starts, time disappears. Despite the volatility of the environment, it’s an almost Zen-like experience.

Here are a few of the glamorati who were there:

Premiere of "New Year's Eve"

Bonneville Speed Week

August 23, 2011
events, landscapes, photography, photojournalism, sports
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It is said the Bonneville Salt Flats are so huge and so flat that from certain perspectives one can see the curvature of the Earth. It is also one of the few places on the Earth wide enough and flat enough for motorized land speed records to be set. Several times each year, hundreds of highly modified cars and motorcycles converge on the flats to see who can push the speed envelope just a tiny bit further. Some of the vehicles don’t look much different than what you might see driving on a neighborhood road and others bear more resemblance to aircraft than they do to automobiles.

Bonneville Speed Week, one of the largest annual events on the salt flats, was held last week and I was able to get out on the salt for a day to capture some of the action. I had a great time, met some fantastic people and saw a bunch of cars and motorcycles go really, really fast. Here are a couple of the images:

Bonneville Salt Flats

An unblown fuel streamliner getting ready to go fast.

Monochrome – Bonneville Speed Week

Some folks come to go fast and some come to ogle.

This is the short course. The long course is seven or more miles long.

Spectators. Mountains. Salt.

Arizona Celebration of Freedom – Night 1

July 2, 2011
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Decided to wander downtown last night to check out the first night of a two night Fourth of July celebration. It was still meltingly hot – 109 at 7 pm – but seemed relatively tame after the combined heat and humidity of my recent visit New Orleans. Maybe there’s something to this whole “it’s a dry heat” mantra after all. Lots of activity and interesting people downtown last night. Here are a few:
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Republican Leadership Conference – Pt. II

June 27, 2011
adults, celebrities, editorial, events, photography, photojournalism, politics
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In addition to the various Presidential candidates who appeared at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans a week ago, a number of additional GOP luminaries – some of them former or soon to be candidates – also gave speeches. These included Texas Gov. Rick Perry, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, and South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint.  And, finally, there was the controversial Barack Obama impersonator, Reggie Brown, whose tasteless and racist spiel got him yanked from the stage. Here they are:

Texas Gov. Rick Perry

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Mike Huckabee

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Senator Jim DeMint (R – SC)

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Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal

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Barack Obama Impersonator Reggie Brown

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