Dean Kamen Tech genius, inventor of the Segway and creator of the FIRST robotic competition
Bruce James The official printer for the United States (for RIT)
EMI CEO Smellie for RIT
Richard Tenhagen that turned Harley Davidson around for KeyBank
Richard Hamer The guy that coined the phrase 'Paradigm Shift'
Ann Mulcahy CEO of Xerox
Kodak CEO's Kay Whitmore many times as well as Daniel Carp

Ellie Wiesel Holocaust survivor, Author and Nobel Prize Winner for the Jewish Federation
Dr. Ruth Westheimer for the Associated Press
Geraldo Rivera reporter for Lifetime Assistance
Bob Ballard explorer who found the Titanic (for the Rochester School for the Deaf's cool 'Adventures in Education' lecture series
Jaime Escalante, the “Stand and Deliver” Teacher for the Greece School District. Man is he passionate about everyone's ability to learn!

Jeff Sluman PGA Golfer and Rochester Native. For UofR
Kathy Turner Olympic Gold Speed Skater (Several occasions... Geva Theatre and Churchville-Chili Schools)
Jim Kelly Hall of Fame QB for the Buffalo Bills (for St. John Fisher and RIT many times)
Drew Bledsoe and also once his Dad Mac who give a great motivational speech for St. John Fisher College
Ralph Wilson and most every other Bill player and staff for St. John Fisher as they host the training camp.
Mel Allan 'the voice of baseball' for SUNY Geneseo
Scott Hamilton and Susie Wynn Figure Skaters for WXXI

Isabella Rossellini for the George Eastman House. Photos HERE
Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock on Star Teck, Classic BW Photographer, etc) for the Jewish Federation
Christopher Reeves
Meryl Streep for the George Eastman House Photos HERE
Candice Bergen for GEH
Mr. McFeeley from Mr. Rogers... what a cool guy (so much younger than the make up makes him look. And a fellow Pittsburgher!) for WXXI
Director John Landis (Animal House and others) and Ray Harryhausen (Special effects pioneer) for GEH
Animation legend Chuck Jones who did Bugs Bunny! for GEH
Henry Winkler (the Fonz from Happy Days and a really great guy) for the Jewish Federation
Alan King for the Jewish Federation
Larry King for the Jewish Federation
Barbara Walters for the Jewish Federation (the Federations brings such cool people into speak here that I'm just copying and pasting their name in...)
80's alternative pop band Squeeze and Jools Holland portrait for the LA Times
Jeff Tyzik of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra for Rush-Henrietta Schools
Christopher Seaman also of the RPO for Seniors First
Ken Burns documentary videographer for WXXI

Larry Towell Magnum photographer for the George Eastman House a few times, including the opening of his show in 2008
Eli Reed Magnum photographer for the George Eastman House on the opening of his "Black in America" show in 2008
Nick Ut and 'the girl in the picture' Kim Phuc (Nick took that amazing Vietnam photo of the crying girl running down the road and Kim is that girl who's life is pleasant now living here in the west and her faith sustains her) Photos HERE
Joel Meyerowitz legendary photographer for the George Eastman House

Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak for the Jewish Federation of Rochester
Vice President Dick Cheney for RIT (before he was the VP)
Secretary of State Colin Powell for RIT and for the UofR
Senator Hillary Clinton (Many times for High Tech Rochester, the UofR, RIT) Photos HERE
Senator Louise Slaughter (for everyone at some point in Rochester I think
Frank Horton
Senator and for Presidential Candidate Paul Simon for the Associated Press
George Pataki NY Governor for RIT
NY Governor Mario Cuomo for the AP, RIT and others
John Kennedy Jr political activist for RIT or the AP, I'm not sure...
Abba Eban the Legendary leader of Israel

President George W. Bush for Greece Schools (I still have my White House press pass up on my office wall) Photos HERE
President Jimmy Carter for RIT
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhuto for St. John Fisher College
President of Ireland Mary McAlise for RIT
Lech Walesa of Poland for Fisher
Mary Robinson of Ireland for Fisher

Since people ask... Here's info on some of the
Famous Folks We've Photographed

I've had the good fortune to be asked by clients to photograph many famous people. Really, any active photographer can come up with such a list, and a news photographer at any local paper will have done so much more.

So why post it at all?
Well, first it's fun for me to remember all of these shoots and over time I'll add some photos as well. Also, many clients and friends get a kick out of hearing who I've photographed.

“Finally, it doesn't prove one a great photographer to do this sort of work
(only quality images will show that),
but it does suggest that clients trust me again and again
when it's one of their 'big' high-stress ”

It won't fluster me to work around federal and international security and when they check me out, I must look like a pretty safe guy

One anecdote... A client of mine had a very famous actor coming into town and they told me that photographers were popping up out of the woodwork to volunteer to do the shoot. They still chose to hire me because when the pressure was on they knew the quality of the work they'd get from me and that I'd make the photo end of the event low stress for them... one less thing to worry about on the big night. And that, I am proud of.... Being consistent and reducing clients stress.

Oh, and I'll add photos an anecdotes over time. One more point I forgot. This really isn't 'name dropping' either. I don't really know these folks, I don't pretend they are friends and I don't even try to sneak into photos with them. It is fun, however to see them 'behind the scenes' and hear what they have to say and get a sense for them as people.