Every Picture
Tells A Story
By Gary Wien
In 2010, photographer David Bergman began the job that he dreamt
of his entire life. In a career in
which he’s shot everything from
Sports Illustrated magazine covers
to hundreds of major events and
had shots like the one he took of
President Obama’s inauguration go
viral and seen by millions around
the world, his dream was to one
day be on a tour around the world
with a major band.
That band turned out to be Bon
Jovi and led to a partnership on
several world tours which are
chronicled in the new book BON
JOVI: WORK. It contains stunning
live photos, behind the scenes
shots, and even a look at Jon Bon
Jovi’s personal life that he rarely
lets people see. The book is available exclusively at www.bonjovi.
com. New Jersey Stage had the
opportunity to talk to Bergman
about the book and the stories behind its photos.
How did you get your start as a
photographer? I was a big wrestling fan when I was a kid. This was
in the early ‘80s when I was a teenager in Miami. I used to bring my
camera and back then you could
bring cameras in. There were no
rules against it. So I used to get
front row and would shoot pictures
of Hulk Hogan and Dusty Rhodes
which started my love of documenting events. Then I became
more of a musician. I originally
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