Over the years, I’ve had the joy of photographing thousands of incredible people—families, individuals, and professionals—for everything from personal milestones to business portraits. Just a couple of weeks ago, someone asked me if I’d ever photographed any celebrities. As I started listing a few familiar names, it inspired me to dig through my archives. I thought it would be fun to share some of those moments with you.
Lets start with Steve Wozniak, as he is both a legend for inventing the Apple Computer and also a personal friend. I have photographed Woz numerous times, and this photo was taken at one of his surprise birthday parties.
Drew Carey is best known for his TV shows and comedy but also happens to be an avid photographer and friend of Steve Wozniak. I photographed him at the same birthday party and we had a good long talk about the passion of photography.
Of course, I have photographed countless Olympic athletes over the last 20 years, with too many to even count.
Here is a photo of Katie Ledecky showing off some of her medals from the Tokyo Olympics. She had just finished giving a press conference, and I asked her to hold up her medals for this shot.
And then there are the musicians... I have always loved music, and really enjoy going to concerts and photographing the artists.
This is a photo I took many years ago of the amazing singer, songwriter and pianist, John Legend while he performed at a private event.
Kid Rock is a real "interesting" person and musician. I photographed him many years ago, back when he was known more for his music than his antics.
This photo was taken at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN as Charlie Daniels played his most famous song, "The Devil Goes Down to Georgia". Even at his older age, he could still belt it out.
I have a client who is from Florida, so naturally she had to have Flo Rida at her birthday party. I remember that he put on a great show, and I also remember one of his people spilling a drink on one of my Canon flashes. That flash was sent into Canon Professional Services for a major cleaning. :)
You might remember the hit songs by Christopher Cross. He was best known for "Sailing" and "Ride Like the Wind" from the 1970s. I photographed him as he performed at a private concert for one of my clients.
That same private concert featured the one and only Lionel Richie, who proved he can still perform at the highest level.
He was gracious enough to let me photograph him on stage and let me have free reign wherever I wanted to go to get the best photos of this legend.
Another client of mine hired Charlie Puth to perform at one of their private events.
A couple of years later, that same client hired Meghan Trainor to perform at another personal event.
In 2021, one of my clients had a party in their backyard and told me that they had hired a well known band for the event. As is usually the case, she wanted to surprise me and not tell me who it was until the last minute. When I got to their home, I had to ask and she told me that "Imagine Dragons" were performing that night. I had to ask, because when I capture these private concerts, I need to talk to the band manager to determine the best places for me to be on stage, without interfering with the band or technicians (as well as the placement of the pyro boxes).
They were absolutely fantastic and I had fun photographing them, and listening to the music as well. I have always enjoyed their music, so this was a real treat for me.
And even though I am much more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it, I still like getting my photo with these celebrities.
Me with Drew Carey and Steve Wozniak.
Me trying to be cool with Flo Rida (and probably not succeeding).
Laura and I will Lionel Richie.
Me with Meghan Trainor
Me hanging with the guys from Imagine Dragons.
Oh - and I almost forgot, I photographed for Jonathan Goldsmith and his family many times. But you would know him better as "The Most Interesting Man in the World".
I have been very fortunate over the years to photograph some really unique and fun events, and even though not every one of them has famous people, they are all entertaining in their own way.
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