Star Shots: Celebrities Who Are Photographers (Part One)
Ah, celebrities. Is there a more photographed breed than actors? And for all their whining in the magazines and newspapers – and now Twitter and Facebook – about the paparazzi, some of them actually enjoy the flash, clack and whir of the camera. So let’s take a look at a few actors who’ve recognised the true art of photography. Let’s start with…
Viggo Mortensen
Viggo Mortensen may have made his name as Aragon in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but he’s actually done a whole lot more than reading lines in a script. Not only has he been a truck driver and flower seller, he’s also an artist, a poet and a well-regarded photographer. The photographs usually feature some form of scratching or scribbling, which can be seen in a number of books Mortensen has had published. Not bad going for the King of Men.
Jeff Bridges
Jeff Bridges has featured in some pretty awesome movies in his time, including Disney sci-fi Tron and starring as The Dude in the Coen’s cult classic The Big Lebowski. But he’s also kind of a big deal in the world of photography, having been honoured by the International Center of Photography. He says that his distinctive, blurred snapshots taken on film sets ‘is mainly focused on my work making movies. I think I have a perspective that not many people have.’ What a Dude!
Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen straddles that weird line between the brilliant and the terrible. For every stand-out character in Reservior Dogs there’s a phoned-in performance in Bloodrayne. But one thing he can’t be faulted for is his skills as a photographer. Madsen’s book, Signs of Life, shows his unique look at the many Americana signs across the United States. Oh, and his work has been exhibited all over the world.
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