After my post about Senator Obama, I got an interesting phone call from my friend, client, and fellow photographer Katie Williams. It turns out that her mother, Hallie, has been following the blog since I photographed her grandchildren. She had the thought that she would love to see similar images of Senator Clinton. As a passionate supporter and friend of Hillary Clinton, she wanted to see how she could help me get the type of access I would need to achieve more personal images of her.
There are now two big articles being written with heavy use of this photography – the first one is for Endurance Magazine (150,000 readers in NC, now a big state in play), as well as the 30 sister publications who will be running the editorial and photography across the Americas.
The other piece is a 5-page spread I’m putting together for Rangefinder Magazine’s May issue.
So, within 24 hours, there were a flurry of emails being exchanged between Hallie and Hillary’s campaign manager and press secretary. Nothing was decided about what kind of access I would get, but all was looking quite good going into the Senator’s visit to North Carolina.
At the event, most cell phones were dropping coverage, and I lost a couple of calls from Jamie, who was traveling in with the campaign. Once she arrived, it was decided that I could get some time to photograph the Senator after her speech.
A HUGE thank you to Hallie for her quite successful efforts in making this happen and to Carly and Jamie for coordinating the shoot on the ground. I know that everything is timed to the second on a day when the Senator is giving 3 speeches across the state, and I really appreciated the extra effort that went into making this happen!
Some cool images from her talk in Raleigh…
The Senator speaking to her economic policies…
I really like the feel of this one…
Afterwards, chatting with supporters…
Senator Clinton being interviewed by CBS…
I have a great many more images, we’re holding some for showcasing in the magazines, but quite a day overall!!
One interesting note – after shaking hands with the Senator and relaying the fact that I don’t know one woman who isn’t proud of what she has accomplished, regardless of their varying political leanings, she pumped her arms up in the air and said, “yeah!”. Was a side of her I hadn’t seen before, a side that those who know her well speak about fondly…
P.S. And thanks, too, to “Aunt Melissa” (my great friend Melissa Locklear who my kids still think is my sister) for coordinating a cascading flow of childcare when we were about 3 hours later returning from the shoot, as we were waiting for things to get lined up. This crazy week happened to coincide with Spring Break! And, Leslie Davis, a huge thanks to you, too, for watching 5 kids twice in one week 🙂 🙂 🙂
Tamara, thank you for such wonderful photos of the Senator! I can’t wait to see the magazine article.
Tamara, thank you for such wonderful photos of the Senator! I can’t wait to see the magazine article.
Oh Tamara – they are just beautiful…the first is my favorite of her. what a week for you!
Oh Tamara – they are just beautiful…the first is my favorite of her. what a week for you!
What amazing opportunities you have had to photograph history over this past week! Just amazing documentation of these candidates (and meeting Annie Liebowitz too–I get butterflies just thinking about something like that). Congratulations!
What amazing opportunities you have had to photograph history over this past week! Just amazing documentation of these candidates (and meeting Annie Liebowitz too–I get butterflies just thinking about something like that). Congratulations!
Thanks for the "thank you" ..so sweet and my pleasure!
Ok, that photo with the flag in color is gorgeous…and the one with her looking down at the podium. Fantastic!
Thanks for the "thank you" ..so sweet and my pleasure!
Ok, that photo with the flag in color is gorgeous…and the one with her looking down at the podium. Fantastic!
Always my pleasure, Tamara, to hang out with your kids! Now, can I pull-eeze go on the next presidential photo shoot with you?!?!
Always my pleasure, Tamara, to hang out with your kids! Now, can I pull-eeze go on the next presidential photo shoot with you?!?!
oh, I also really like the photos…too many great ones to pick a favorite. Fantastic work! Now you’ll have to write a book about photographing children and politicians….
oh, I also really like the photos…too many great ones to pick a favorite. Fantastic work! Now you’ll have to write a book about photographing children and politicians….
What’s amazing about these pictures is that they capture her personality, they’re so different from the media coverage – and that’s awesome!
What’s amazing about these pictures is that they capture her personality, they’re so different from the media coverage – and that’s awesome!
I just love the one of her in front of the flag — AWESOME! And, the one of her chatting with supporters … well, I’ve never seen her photographed any better. You seriously have captured her in such an amazing way, and I’m not just saying that.
I just love the one of her in front of the flag — AWESOME! And, the one of her chatting with supporters … well, I’ve never seen her photographed any better. You seriously have captured her in such an amazing way, and I’m not just saying that.
Great seeing you there 🙂
Great seeing you there 🙂
Thank you. They are beautifully done!
Thank you. They are beautifully done!
I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at these photos you have taken this last week. They are amazing. How thrilling for you!! I was disappointed to have been out of town this weekend. Would have been great to hear about the experience straight from you!! Next time 🙂
I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at these photos you have taken this last week. They are amazing. How thrilling for you!! I was disappointed to have been out of town this weekend. Would have been great to hear about the experience straight from you!! Next time 🙂
So exciting to get a feel of the campaign from down here in Oz. Nice to see that with all the $$ she hasn’t had any nip, tucks or botoz and it really shows her true self and is so real. Phenominal shoot Tamara!
So exciting to get a feel of the campaign from down here in Oz. Nice to see that with all the $$ she hasn’t had any nip, tucks or botoz and it really shows her true self and is so real. Phenominal shoot Tamara!
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