It is hard to describe the rush you feel when you take a photograph of a national treasure. We just can not imagine the rush Iris Zimmerman experienced when she made this iconic photograph of Aretha Franklin. The photograph is spectacular and captures a special moment in the life of The First Lady Of Soul.
Vocal powerhouse Aretha Franklin has caught a lot of flack lately for her weight, but we must say it looks like she’s just a tiny bit thinner in these fotos. Or maybe it was or imagination, since Aretha certainly didn’t hold back on the canape platter, as you can see. Aretha and her fiance Willie Wilkerson Jr attended the VH1 Save the Music a couple days ago. She was also careful to show off that gorgeous engagement rock!
Photo by Iris Zimmerman/BuzzFoto.com
Did you watch the Grammy’s last night? It was really great to see Aretha Franklin in attendance. She won in the Gospel Category. Aretha carries a Louis Vuitton bag here and sports some of her trademark furs. She wears them all the time but we never see her on any Peta sites. We guess when you are the Queen you can wear whatever you want!
We tried to get Mr. Nunez on a plane last night to The Hamptons, but every seat was sold out. Not even one First Class seat was available so Mr Nunez stayed in Malibu for the rest of the weekend. We quickly dispatched our local Hampton’s photographer Iris Zimmerman for this amazing coverage. Iris is one of the top photographers and High Society Regulars on the East Coast.
Iris, we love this photo of Aretha Franklin. We photographed Aretha twenty years ago at a party for The Grammies where she was walking around holding her shoes in her hand. We will find the neg and post it next week. Aretha wherever you are tonight… we love you!
