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Top five famous people you've photographed
Craig Kohlruss, Photographer
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Fresno | CA | USA | Posted: 2:09 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Although I've worked in fairly small markets in my 20+ years as a newspaper photojournalist and by no means am I a celebrity photographer, I have had a few opportunities to photograph famous people. So I thought it would be fun to share a list of your favorite famous people you've photographed just to see how far-reaching our lenses around the SportsShooter community go.
I'll start
Ceasar Chavez
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Joe Montana
I'm sure most of you will have me beat, but should be fun anyway. |
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Blaine McCartney, Photographer
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Columbus | NE | USA | Posted: 2:28 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Here in the Midwest and at small papers, I haven't bumped into many famous people in the nine years I've worked at papers. Here's my top five.
Keith Urban
Tom Osborne
Larry the Cable Guy
Neil Smith
Joba Chamberlain |
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Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer
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Lexington | VA | USA | Posted: 2:41 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> George W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Diane Sawyer & Charlie Gibson (counting as one!)
Henry Kissinger
Stephen Lang (as Gen "Stonewall" Jackson during filming of movie Gods & Generals) |
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Gary Mills, Photographer
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Culver | IN | USA | Posted: 2:43 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Father Hesburgh
President Ford
Hal Holbrook
George Steinbrenner
Cliff Robertson |
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Brian Dowling, Photographer
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Charlotte | NC | USA | Posted: 2:47 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Nobody famous instudio, but have PJ'ed
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama/Joe Biden
Justin Timberlake
Heidi Klum
Carl Lewis |
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David Seelig, Photographer
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Hailey | ID | USA | Posted: 2:52 PM on 07.23.09 |
| ->> Pele they stopped a war once to watch him play soccer,Miles Davis, Mickey Mantle , Joe D, |
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Kent Nishimura, Student/Intern
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Honolulu | HI | USA | Posted: 3:13 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Barack Obama. Sasha Obama, Malia Obama, Michelle Obama...
and that one secret service guy. |
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Rob Edwards, Photographer
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Peru | IN | United States | Posted: 3:41 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> As others, haven't did studio work but some of mine that I've pj'd
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
John Mellencamp
Alan Jackson/Billy Dean
Rascal Flats and Kelly Pickler |
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Andy Bronson, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Bellingham | WA | USA | Posted: 4:12 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Bill Anders - "Earthrise" photographer & oh yeah, astronaut
Don Ross - Medal of Honor Winner at Pearl Harbor
Bill Wright - first African-American golfer to win a PGA sponsored event
The guy who invented Charmin toilet tissue
Mary Kay LeTourneau- years before she was the famous rapist
It's interesting who we encounter in this job... |
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Jesse Beals, Photographer
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Tracyton | WA | USA | Posted: 4:14 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Reba Mcentire - Country singer
Garth Brooks - Country singer
Emmitt Smith - NFL all-time rushing leader
Nolan Ryan - MLB all-time strike out leader
Carry Underwood - American Idol winner
And then the out in left field ones
Kato Kaelin - OJ Simpson
Bobcat Goldwaith - Police acedemy
Terrell Owens - NFL
Christopher McDonald - Happy Gilmore
Richard Karn - Home Improvement |
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Chuck Liddy, Photographer
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Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 4:58 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> ahhh....Jesse...your post reminds me of this old saying...
"There are three kinds of people in the world, those who can count and those who can't." 8) |
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Rusty Burroughs, Photographer
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Matthews | NC | United States | Posted: 4:58 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> John McEnroe
George W. Bush
Bjorn Borg
Billy Graham
Jimmy Buffett
John Elway
Tiger Woods
Michael Jordan
Kiss
Aerosmith....... Oh you said 5 my bad :-) |
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G.J. McCarthy, Photographer
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Dallas | TX | Lower 48 | Posted: 5:02 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Oh all kinds of people; perk of the job. But if I'd have to nail down some top ones ...
Judge Joe Brown
Khan Noonien Singh
Seymour Butz
Mrs. Butterworth
Carl Spackler |
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Michael McNamara, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Phoenix | AZ | USA | Posted: 5:04 PM on 07.23.09 |
| ->> I'd follow up Craig's question by asking if any of them were your favorite subjects. I'd venture to say probably not. |
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Nic Coury, Photographer
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Monterey | CA | | Posted: 5:14 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Lou Reed (definitely my favorite)
Lewis Black
Wayne Shorter
Taj Mahal
Bill Murray |
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Michael Chacanaca, Photographer
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Vernon | TX | United States | Posted: 5:15 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> President Gerald Ford
Danny Kaye
Vijay Singh
Johnny Hart--Creator of B.C. comic
Jonathan Byrd
Eddy Raven
Jack Ingram
Skeeter Davis
Roy Clark
Larry Hagman
Linda Lovelace (While at Los Angeles Press Club) |
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Steven Mullensky, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Port Townsend | WA. | USA | Posted: 5:20 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> In descending order of celebrity:
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Gerald Ford
Farrah Fawcett
Clint Eastwood |
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William Maner, Photographer
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Biloxi | MS | USA | Posted: 5:21 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> For me, at public events..
Jimmy Carter
Ralph Nader
Hall of Fame baseball player Ted Williams
Hall of Fame college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant.
Reba McEntire--multi country music awards winner... |
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Mike O'Bryon, Photographer
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Ft. Lauderdale | FL | USA | Posted: 5:33 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Athlete's only
Muhammad Ali
Tiger Woods
Pele
Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer |
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Chet Gordon, Photographer
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Newburgh | NY | US | Posted: 5:52 PM on 07.23.09 |
| ->> I only have three. My late parents and my daughter. I wish the first two were still around to see how my career has panned out... -cg. |
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Jim Redman, Photographer
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Austin | TX | USA | Posted: 5:59 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> George H. Bush
Gene Simons
The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)
Richard Karn
Daisy Fuentez |
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Dan Rowley, Photographer
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Bristol | UK | UK | Posted: 6:19 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Bit UK sport orientated but...
Christiano Ronaldo
Usaine Bolt
David Beckham
Freddie Flintoff (a hero of mine, but will probably mean nothing outside of the UK)
Sir Alex Ferguson |
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Robin Loznak, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Roseburg | OR | USA | Posted: 6:35 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> I've photographed the usual presidents and musicians, but this is the more important list...
Jim Nabors
Ugly Betty (America Ferrera)
Charlton Heston
Jane Goodall
Dirk Benedict (the original Starbuck and Faceman from the A-Team) |
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PJ Heller, Photographer
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Santa Barbara | CA | USA | Posted: 7:10 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> OK, I’ll add a few:
Barack Obama
Dalai Lama
Clint Eastwood (and lots of other celebs)
Jane Goodall
Ronald Reagan
Ralph Nader |
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D. Ross Cameron, Photographer
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Oakland | CA | USA | Posted: 7:16 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> The list, after 25 years, is hard to hone down to just five, but...
Jay Leno (twice)
Liza Minelli
Ronald W. Reagan
Bill Russell
Cal Ripken, Jr. |
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Dianna Russell, Photographer
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Springfield | MO | USA | Posted: 7:27 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Some as freelance PJ others included in an ongoing personal project.
John McEnroe (tennis)
Gov. Sarah Palin (former Gov. from Alaska)
Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina (St. Louis Cardinals) counted as one
Tom Watson (golf)
Sen. John Edwards (2004 presidential candidate) |
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Nick Morris, Photographer
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San Marcos | CA | United States | Posted: 8:24 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Richard M Nixon (I was 7 years old and I still have the photo)
Mark McGwire
Obama
Bush (either one take your pic)
Schwarzenegger
I could go on but I CAN count LOL |
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Jeff Kowalsky, Photographer
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West Bloomfield | MI | United States | Posted: 9:13 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Rosa Parks
James Brown
Gerald Ford
Fidel Castro
Socks the cat |
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Jeff Hinds, Photographer
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Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 9:18 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Hmmm...
Shaq
Scottie Pippen
Dr. Phil
Charlie Daniels
oh and the twilight cast on-set as an assistant: rob pattinson, kristen stewart, rachelle lefevre, kellan lutz, edi gathegy, etc... |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington | IL | United States | Posted: 9:31 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Chip Carey
Billy Williams
Doug Collins
Tony Romo when he was still in college (I'll never forget that game.)
That's my top 4 athletes in no particular order. Lots more athletes, most that people would recognize would be golfers.
Waited what seemed like 5 hours for W at the local train station on a stump run. Had to leave for another assignment before his train decided to arrive.
I guess that's my list of people everyone else knows, but like Chet they may not be the most important in my own mind. |
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Dave Prelosky, Photographer
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Lower Burrell | Pa | US | Posted: 9:48 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> In no particular order...
Candidate Bill Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton
Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton
Candidate Rick Santorum
Arlen Spector
Jerry Falwell
and this just in:
just back from shooting Debbie Reynolds - that's Princess Leia's mother. |
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Eric Neitzel, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Clinton | UT | USA | Posted: 9:51 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> George "W"
Michael Jackson
Maya Angelou
Paul McCartney
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Honorable mention: Brad Mangin :)
My favorites were by far Michael and Maya...two opposite ends of the spectrum. The only one I was really nervous taking pictures of was Maya Angelou.
I would have put Barry Bonds, but he's just a disappointment now. |
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Tom Ewart, Photographer
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Bentonville | AR | USA | Posted: 11:07 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Bill Clinton
Ronald Regan
George W. Bush
Sam Walton
Donald Trump
Don Tyson
JB Hunt
Orval Faubus (he left a message on my answering machine--loved the photos)
Garth Brooks
Kevin Bacon (now you are only two degrees away from him)
Rich Clarkson
Many more, but tried to keep to the spirit of the top five...but could have listed hundreds of significant business people, politicians, sports figures and notable celebraties it's been a busy 20+ years of photos. |
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Mike Doran, Photographer
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Petaluma | CA | U.S.A. | Posted: 11:36 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Well let's see.
Wayne Rainey 3 time GP World Champion
Eddie Lawson 4 time GP World Champion
Kenny Roberts 3 time GP World Champion
Valentino Rossi 6 time GP World Champion
Ben Spies 3 time AMA Superbike Champion
Mario Andretti CART Champion
Michael Andretti
Marco Andretti
Nigel Mansell F1 World Champion
Danica Patrick
and the list goes on. I can say I have shook hands with President Ronald Regan. |
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Dirk Weaver, Photographer, Assistant
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Charlotte | NC | USA | Posted: 11:45 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Ruby Dee
Cornell West
Mike Phillips
Dick Gregory
Susan Taylor |
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Jeff Stanton, Photographer
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Princeton | IN | USA | Posted: 11:49 PM on 07.23.09 |
->> Bill and Hillary Clinton
George H.W. Bush
Jerry Mathers (The Beaver)
Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskel)
Christopher Lloyd
Bono
George Foreman (post boxing career)
Jay Leno |
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Allen Murabayashi, Photographer
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New York | NY | USA | Posted: 12:05 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> grover (twice)
brad mangin
jack gruber
and linda, the waitress at walker's |
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Robert Hanashiro, Photographer
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Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 1:00 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> Thanks!
Great column fodder! |
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Byron Hetzler, Photographer
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Granby | CO | USA | Posted: 1:15 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> Cindy Crawford
Hillary Clinton
Mother Theresa
Bernard Hinault
Jesse Jackson |
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Baron Sekiya, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Keaau | HI | USA | Posted: 1:51 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> Bob Hope
Neil Simon
OJ (pre Bronco chase)
Elton John
Cheryl Tiegs (when she was preggers)
Of course I've photographed various Presidents, athletes, rock bands, celebs, etc. but figured I'd go old school on my top five. Of the five I only didn't get to shake Elton's hand as he was up on stage. |
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Baron Sekiya, Photographer, Photo Editor
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Keaau | HI | USA | Posted: 1:53 AM on 07.24.09 |
| ->> Oh, I forgot, I'll have to swap out Cheryl, I also photographed the Dalai Lama (didn't shake his holiness' hand). |
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Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant
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Galveston & Houston | TX | US | Posted: 3:37 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> I got to meet and photograph Buzz Aldrin last week in the lead-up to the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and thought it was pretty cool personally.
I also got the spend some time with one of the engineers who ran the LEM simulator and helped train all the astronauts to land on the moon. He isn't famous but was an important behind-the-scenes guy who had some great stories about the Apollo program and that made it just as cool.
I know that wasn't a Top 5 but those two are still fresh in my mind. |
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Bryon Houlgrave, Photographer
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Mason City | Ia | USA | Posted: 5:00 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> Lance Armstrong
"W"
Les Paul (twice, including video)
Henry Winkler
Blues singer Mavis Staples
This is in addition to concerts, pro sports gigs, political visits (John Kerry, Huckabee, GW), current and former state governors (including the funeral of former Wisconsin governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus), cast members of both Happy Days and The Brady Bunch.
What a cool thread. |
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Nigel Farrow, Photographer
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Suffolk | UK | United Kingdom | Posted: 6:55 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> Princess Diana
Tyler Hamilton (training photoshoot with Lance Armstrong as the background !!)
Richard Harris
Dennis Thatcher (the late husband of former British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. He was one of the most media savvy people I have ever met)
Eric Clapton |
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Jamie Sabau, Photographer
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Pickerington | OH | US | Posted: 8:20 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> I'll only list the first five people I can think of whom I've met, shook hands with and then photographed them more personally than with a press credential and a 400mm.
Arnold Schwarzeneger
Don MacLean ("American Pie" the song, not the movie)
Maureen McCormick ("Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!")
Angus & Malcom Young
Archie Griffin |
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Mark Deckard, Photographer
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Findlay | OH | USA | Posted: 8:22 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> In no particular order:
Presidents Gerald Ford, George Bush (the original, not the sequel) and Bill Clinton
The Dalai Lama (even got to shake his hand)
Ben Roethlisberger (as a high school football and basketball player)
I could have photographed Bush the sequel a few years ago, he was speaking just a few hundred feet from my house, but I had another assignment already booked. |
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Andrew Sullivan, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Kissimmee | FL | USA | Posted: 9:57 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> Some of my favorite brushes with fame...
Pat & Vanna (Vanna was pleasant, Pat, not so much)
Barack & Bubba
Dave Matthews
Lynyrd Skynyrd (These guys are hilarious!)
Don King
Funny to think back to all the dumb circumstances surrounding these assignments. Glad Craig posted this. |
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Jon Wright, Photographer
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Wayzata | MN | USA | Posted: 9:57 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> OK, lets see.......
George W Bush
Tiger Woods
Michael Jordan
Bonnie Raitt (studio)
Rachael Ray |
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Scott Rovak, Photographer
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St. Louis | MO | USA | Posted: 10:32 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> Wayne Gretzky, Mickey Mantle, 2 Presidents and a Pope,
Kind of sounds like the opening to a "walk into a bar" joke. |
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Keith Simonian, Photographer
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Martinez | CA | USA | Posted: 10:33 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> The famous and infamous:
Arnold Palmer
Mike Tyson
Don King (at 1984 Olympics)
Clint Eastwood
Joe DiMaggio (no photo, just stood in line with him during the California Derby in the press room buffet) |
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Tony Fiorini, Photographer
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Hamden | CT | USA | Posted: 10:37 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> Actually met them all, except Clinton.
Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Pope Benedict XVI
Fidel Castro
Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Bill Clinton |
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Alan Stewart, Photographer
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Corydon | IN | USA | Posted: 11:23 AM on 07.24.09 |
->> Just the first ones that popped out of my head ...
Bill Clinton -- I'd photographed him several times while he was in office, but last year he came to the small town of Corydon to stump for his wife. The event was probably the biggest thing(or things) to hit Corydon since Dolly Parton performed at the Harrison County Fair many moons ago ...
Mikhail Gorbechev -- Former ruler of the USSR and a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Very few people who have inhabited this planet could be called "world changers," but he's definitely one of them.
Ann and Nancy Wilson (Heart) -- They were a "bucket list" group of mine after they pretty much got this teenage boy's hormones a'raging back in the 80s.
Gene Kranz -- Former NASA flight director. Thanks to Hollywood, people probably know him best for something he never said ("Failure is not an option") during the Apollo 13 crisis. If there were more balls-to-the-wall, no-nonsense guys like Gene Kranz in this country, it'd be a lot better place. If you ever get the chance to hear this man speak, run, don't walk and DO IT. He's amazing.
Edwin Moses -- If you don't know who he is, shame on you. Go to wiki and take care of that. Today we live in an era where athletes want to take a pill or jam a needle in their arm to get better performance. Moses studied the science of running, as well as eating, to gain an edge on his opponents. He's another one to go hear speak if you ever get the chance.
Great thread, BTW. |
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