Picture of the Week #31 " Cairo Caravan"

Picture of the Week #31 "Cairo Caravan" Giza, Egypt 1989 Signed and Stamped. Seeing the pyramids has to be one of the most memorable experiences of anyone's life. I remember when I came into Cairo on that portion of my around the world mid life tour, I was overwhelmed. This was something I had dreamt of as a kid, and now here I was. When I checked in to the Mena House Oberoi in Giza and the bell hop threw open the shutters and there across the street was the pyramids. I was truly blown away. I had always thought that they were way out in the middle of the desert. And yes, on three sides they are. But the forth side is right up to Giza. I quickly threw on my photographers vest and loaded up with film and cameras and headed across the street. I was immediately accosted by young boys who wanted to be my guide. I soon realized that it was easier to hire one than to fight them all off. I hopped on his camel and off we went to fulfill a dream. I want to go back, this time with my wife Ann. It is truly remarkable.

Picture of the Week #30 "Shanghai Water Carrier"

Picture of the Week #30 "Shanghai Water Carrier" Shanghai, China 1980 Signed and Stamped. China sure has changed since I took this photograph. In all the images that I see now there is nothing that resembles the primitive China that I saw when I was there scouting locations and working on the budget for a film that sadly never got made. Such is movie life.

Picture of the Week #29 "Three Barbers - No Waiting"

Picture of the Week #29 "Three Barbers - No Waiting" Montreal, Canada 1965 Signed and Stamped. While visiting friends I passed this barber shop and had to record what I was seeing. I thought then and now would I really want to go in to that shop where I might be getting a wrestler to cut my hair? That is when I had hair. I wonder if the barbers were once wrestlers or if the pictures in the window were like the barber shop I went to as a kid in Brooklyn where they had Frank Sinatra's photo every where. I always waited for him to come in with the "Rat Pack". They never did.

Picture of the Week #28 "Charlie Mingus"

Picture of the Week #28 "Charlie Mingus" New York City, NY 1972 Signed and Stamped. This is one of my absolute favorite images that I did when I was producing and directing Music Videos. I spent the afternoon and early evening filming the great jazz legend Charlie Mingus in a recording studio. The original image showed the studio in the background but I took all of that out so it became more of a portrait of Charlie and much more dramatic than the actual setting.

Picture of the Week #27 "Kicking Back in Vollendam"

Picture of the Week #27 "Kicking Back in Vollendam"  Vollendam, Holland 1966 Signed and Stamped. While directing a series of commercials for Ogilvy & Mather advertising, I travelled to Vollendam out side of Amsterdam where I encountered this Dutchman in wooden shoes and all just kicking back. In those days you could still find many locals wearing the customary wooden shoes. I have no idea about his hat.