When I hear your name I instantly think of that classic
shot of John Lennon wearing the New York City t-shirt.
What shots would you like to
be remembered for?
Well, certainly I will be remembered for that one but there’s a
couple of great ones that I like:
the picture of John at the Statue
of Liberty I feel is more important because it’s something I
thought of. We went there on
purpose to create a picture rather than just capture something
that was happening, but also
because people relate to John
Lennon in terms of personal
freedom just as they do with the
Statue of Liberty.
There’s also the picture of The
Clash, which was one of my favorite bands, in Boston that really captures their spirit. There’s
a picture of Tina Turner that’s a
multiple image on one exposure
where a strobe light was flashing
and I opened the camera for one
second and caught five different
images of Tina dancing. It really captures much more of her
excitement and energy than one
image would have done.
Around the time of the Lennon
Statue of Liberty shot there was
a rumor that the United States
was trying to deport him.
That wasn’t a rumor, the U.S.
government was making quite
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