Photographs from the Edge of Reality: True Stories About Shooting on Location, Surviving, and Learning Along the Way

by Harrington, John

• ISBN13: 9781435457829
• ISBN10: 143545782X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-19
• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR

Summary

Using images taken while on location around the world, photographer John Harrington takes you through the logistics, stories, and behind-thescenes problem solving involved in some of his assignments over the last 20 years. Examining the artistic and business sides of being a photographer, each image and story illustrates concrete solutions you can employ in your own assignments. From a sleep-deprived overnight journey to Warsaw, Poland, fraught with language barriers and demanding border guards, to a Fourth of July celebration in the company of the Mexican ambassador and Ben Vereen, John's unbelievable stories tell the tale of what happened along the way.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
Ascending to an Historic Summit: Bush and Gorbachev	p. 1
Pool Spray in the Oval	p. 9
Lean Green Entertaining Machine	p. 15
Harrier Jet Liftoff: No Time for Indecision	p. 21
Don't Let the Fear of Striking Out Get in Your Way	p. 27
Ice Cream Social with Obama	p. 33
Donny Osmond, Snoop Dogg, Weird Al, and Coolio…Oh My!	p. 39
Three Locations, 45 Minutes…No Problem!	p. 45
Rolling Stones: Shooting the Voodoo Lounge Kickoff	p. 51
An Excursion to Cuba	p. 57
National Geographic and the White House	p. 71
The Blizzard of 2010	p. 81
It's All About the Drinks	p. 89
From New Orleans to Crawford for a Pool Date with the President	p. 93
January 20th: A Truly Washington Moment	p. 99
Obama's Inaugural Walk	p. 107
Smithsonian Books	p. 115
In the Studio with Sam Abell	p. 131
Aretha Lets Loose	p. 137
Atop the Golden Gate Bridge	p. 145
John Lewis: Three Minutes or Less	p. 153
Pomp and Circumstance at the White House	p. 159
Air to Air over a Frigid Washington	p. 165
Europe on a Shoestring	p. 175
Live 8: Hallelujah! The Reverend Al Sharpton Delivers Destiny	p. 185
Fireworks at Iwo Jima	p. 189
The Captain's Jersey Retirement	p. 193
Danica Patrick and the 20×40 Softbox	p. 197
Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill: Head to Head	p. 201
Plant-The Pure Professional	p. 205
Vanity Press Corps	p. 209
September 11, 2001	p. 215
Seal Wins Approval from Ambassadors to Bullfighters	p. 225
Nelson Mandela: Dignity with Disability	p. 231
Keeping Cool in New Orleans	p. 237
The 9/11 United We Stand Concert	p. 243
Ten Seconds with the President	p. 253
Kristin Davis: Dogs and the City	p. 257
A Presidential Debate and an Exercise in Diplomacy	p. 261
Stevie Wonder: Portrait Composite	p. 269
Arlington Cemetery: Grieving Mothers	p. 275
Index	p. 281
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