Celebrity Photographer John Ricard


	<span class="text"><font color="#FFFFFF" class="text"> <div style="text-align: center;"><img height="340" width="223" align="middle" src="/users/JohnRicard5752/Image/john2002_01.jpg" alt="" /></div> <p><br /> <br /> <font size="3" style="font-family: Arial;">I have been shooting hip hop artists onstage and in the studio in NYC for well over ten years.  Artists come to me because I understand who they are.  Their music doesn't all sound the same to me.  I know the difference between Trey Songz and B.G.  And I understand how to shoot each artist the way he should be shot.  <br /> <br /> It's not that complicated.  Basically I have a love of music that began way back in 1977 when I bought the KISS Love Gun album because I liked the cover.  And I have a love of photography that began in 1984 when I bought a camera so I could take pictures of rock groups like Twisted Sister at the rock clubs I went to each weekend.  <br /> <br /> For a long time now I've loved both music and photography and I've been fortunate to find a way to make a living doing something that I really enjoy -photographing music artists.  I can't imagine a better career.<br /> <br /> In fact, the only thing I love more is my little girl.  She may be only 3 years old but she handles a $5,000 Nikon like a seasoned pro.<br /> <br /> </font></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><font size="3" style="font-family: Arial;"><img alt="" style="width: 566px; height: 308px;" src="/users/JohnRicard5752/Image/angel0208_.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.newmodelportfolios.com" target="_blank"><br /> www.newmodelportfolios.com</a> <br /> <br /> </font></div> <p><font size="3" style="font-family: Arial;"><br /> <br /> </font></p></font></span><br>

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