Photo by Christopher Peterson/BuzzFoto.com
For more information on this iconic man, check out his website at RonGalella.com
Photo by Brad Elterman/BuzzFoto.com
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We must say that back in 1975 we had the best mentors. Our two dear friends were paparazzi Richard Creamer and Ron Galella. Richard was a bit more of the traditional photographer shooting set ups and some studio work and of course Ron was and still is legendary. They were both very generous with their time and encouragement.
We can do the same here at Buzz Foto with emerging and established paparazzi. We only ask that you follow all the rules and be loyal to us. If you are only nterested in the fast buck, please do not bother applying!
You should have been at the the premiere of The Changeling in New York this evening. Here is a list of the stars attending: Ron Galella, Justin Campbell and oh yes, Angelina Jolie with Brad Pitt. This was a true moment in paparazzi history when the king of our industry, Ron Galella took the time to meet with the next generation, our Justin Campbell. This is what Ron was always about, sharing all of his talent and knowledge with the new paparazzi breed. Thank you Ron for your paparazzi mentoring over the years, but more importantly your friendship. We love you Ron. P.S. All of the paparazzi history this evening was caught on camera by Academy Award winning-director Leon Gast for his upcoming documentary on Ron & the paparazzi.
We made this photograph of Prince in the mid eighties at the American Music Awards. He was a new artist and everyone was excited about seeing him at the show.
We took performance, backstage and arrival photos that evening and nothing really stood out except this photograph. Because we were shooting for the producer, Dick Clark we had all access to the show. That is all fine, but sometimes that is all overkill when it comes to making an iconic photograph. The best and most iconic foto of the evening can be the first photo of them arriving that you share with the entire dog pack.
Kind of like when Galella would wait outside a party and after a thousand inside photographs the star would emerge from the back door and he would do his magic for thirty seconds. Those Galella photographs were the ones to grace the pages of People the following week!
