I have hundreds like these, black and white studies of great and famous people. They were mostly news assignments but many came from my own initiative. If I heard that Robert Bly would be in town to sign a book, or perhaps Eartha Kitt or Kurt Vonnegutt, or Ansel Adams or John Wayne…anyone [...]
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Not Fade Away
The wild beauty I saw in her was not obvious, appearing in flashes as she moved and turned her head, requiring a lot of stalking to photograph. In fact, she considered herself ugly and undesirable when I met her working as a secretary for a modeling agency, accepting ridiculous pay to be close to [...]
Wind Blown
This shot is the result of a cheap gimmick, a gadget placed in front of the lens. Well, actually a fairly expensive gimmick, and an one seldom seen. It is a fairly exciting nude, part of my fairly famous “She Comes in Colors” photo-essay in “Penthouse”. It is also an exploration into [...]
Moth
What first caught my eye was the moth’s utter whiteness against the blue water of the pool. I had only to step to the edge to frame its white flutter against the deep, featureless blue of three meters of water reflecting cloudless summer sky. Even as I pulled my camera from my pocket [...]