ally show because he knows the
impact that he could have on
people’s lives. Obviously as a
photographer, I was thrilled to get
these images out. It’s my favorite
part of the book.
Were there any shots that he
simply said ‘Don’t use’? There
was one from the hospital when
he’s on the gurney unconscious
with his eyes closed and doctors
working on him. He said he didn’t
want his kids to see that, so we
killed that one, but, for the most
part, he’s been pretty good. We
were doing the approval process
throughout all of the 4 years I was
shooting, so I sort of know what
he likes and what he doesn’t like
and I genuinely keep that in mind.
But he trusts me and has let me
document these moments and put
them out in a way that he’s never
let anybody do before.
The book even contains some
shots that were taken by Jon
himself. He’s always had a great
eye and is a very creative person,
but he didn’t know the technical
part of photography - apertures
and shutter speeds and all that.
We were spending so much time
together on the plane, for example, we would start talking about
photography. He’d ask me questions and he’s very curious and
likes to learn new skills. We began
doing photo workshops together.
I’ve held private workshops occasionally and he instantly became
my highest profile client. We’d
be in Vienna, for example, and he
would call me and say, ‘Hey, let’s
go shoot.” So the two of us would
just go walk around a park in Vienna taking pictures of flowers and
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