There is that moment, before two people kiss when you commit to the fact that it is inevitable. Henri Cartier-Bresson created the concept of the the decisive moment. To capture such a moment is the essence of Photojournalism. I like to think that he would have appreciated this image. You can buy a print of this image at my commercial gallery by clicking here.
Prelude to a Kiss
This is another candidate for my book project. This kiss was captured near the Champs-Élysées in Paris France on a warm summer evening.You can buy a print of this image at my commercial gallery by clicking here.
Street Kiss off the Champs-Élysées
Jean Luc Ponty is a musical genius and has played with both Return to Forever and Frank Zappa. So when Return to Forever and Zappa Plays Zappa were at the Beacon Theater it was natural that Jean Luc came on stage to play a tune before playing the entire set with Stanley Clarke and Chick Corea. You can buy a t-shirt of Jean Luc on my commercial site by clicking here.
Dweezil Zappa and Jean Luc Ponty at the Beacon Theater in 2011
My book has been accepted by Apple and is now available on iTunes and the iBook store. Simply go to iTunes on your computer and search under Richard Burke or the Title and fork over a measly $3.99 or buy a print version by clicking here.
Joe Travers is currently the drummer with Zappa Plays Zappa. He has been a drummer for numerous live performances including Duran Duran, Billy Idol, Lisa Loeb and Drake Bell. This image was taken during a concert at the Beacon Theather in New York City in 2011.
Joe Travers with Zappa Plays Zappa
Walking through the Sorbonne in Paris at lunchtime, I came across this scene. What else should a young Parisian student be doing at lunch other than reading. You can purchase a print of this image at my commercial site by clicking here.
Closed For Lunch
Dweezil Zappa playing guitar with Zappa Plays Zappa at the Beacon Theather in 2011. There is something weird and wonderful to see him play his father’s songs and channeling Frank’s guitar style. If you haven’t seen them, get a ticket for the current tour, it will be worth it.
Dweezil Zappa at the Beacon 2011
After the Zombies were created, zombie master Tom Savini would give the makeup a blow dry so it would set properly. Between scenes the make up crew would roam the group of zombies and check their makeup and retouch it if necessary, You can buy a print of this image at my commercial gallery by clicking here.
Toma Savini give a Zombie blow dry
You can’t make a movie without gaffers. They set the lights, set up the equipment, load film and do just about anything. This is especially true on a small budget movie like the original Dawn of the Dead (1978). Here is the crew setting up the equipment at the beginning of the shoot at Monroeville Mall. You can buy a print of this image at my commercial site by clicking here.
Gaffers setting up the Camera
By 2 A.M the nervous energy that the zombie extras had at the beginning of the shoot had vanished and was replaced by some exhaustion. Most of these people had day jobs and had been up for at least 18 hours at that point. You can buy a print of this image on my commercial site by clicking here.
2 A.M in the Mall