Extraordinary Circumstances
Last night I had the opportunity to meet and hear from David Hume Kennerly, a world renowned photographer who was President Gerald Ford's personal photographer during his years at the White House.
In case you're wondering who this guy is, he has photographed a who's who of world leaders. As a contributing photographer for Newsweek Magazine and Time Magazine, he's photographed President Richard Nixon, President Gerald Ford, Japanese Emperor Hirohito, Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev in the USSR, Franco in Spain, Fidel Castro and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Not a bad guy to learn from, eh? He has won a Pulitzer Prize and a World Press Photo Award. Check out his full credentials here.
On Wednesday night, he gave a presentation of the images in his new book "Extraordinary Circumstances". The book is a selection of photographs from the end of the Nixon Administration through President Ford's Funeral in 2007. He calls it the reflection of an administration 30 years after the event. It was a wonderful presentation where Kennerly was easy going and funny - showing us all why he's been such a successful photographer - he likes people and can connect with them quickly.
In case you're interested in viewing my photographs from the Ford Funeral in 2007 that were published in the Grand Rapids Press and Michigan History Magazine, take a look at our President Ford page on the website.
In case you're wondering who this guy is, he has photographed a who's who of world leaders. As a contributing photographer for Newsweek Magazine and Time Magazine, he's photographed President Richard Nixon, President Gerald Ford, Japanese Emperor Hirohito, Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev in the USSR, Franco in Spain, Fidel Castro and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. Not a bad guy to learn from, eh? He has won a Pulitzer Prize and a World Press Photo Award. Check out his full credentials here.
On Wednesday night, he gave a presentation of the images in his new book "Extraordinary Circumstances". The book is a selection of photographs from the end of the Nixon Administration through President Ford's Funeral in 2007. He calls it the reflection of an administration 30 years after the event. It was a wonderful presentation where Kennerly was easy going and funny - showing us all why he's been such a successful photographer - he likes people and can connect with them quickly.
In case you're interested in viewing my photographs from the Ford Funeral in 2007 that were published in the Grand Rapids Press and Michigan History Magazine, take a look at our President Ford page on the website.
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