On January 27th I had both the honor an privilege to photograph actor Charles Durning and his lovely family in their LA home. Charles was to be the recipient of the 2008 SAG Lifetime Achievment Award later that evening. Charles is an octogenarian and has appeared in more films than his years. I have always been a big fan and it was really an incredible opportunity for me to share some time with this warm artist. He shared many stories with me of his journey as an actor and as we spoke I could see several original Hirschfelds covering his walls of Broadway Shows he had starred in along with many awards of critical acclaim. Quite a rich life, legacy and success story for someone who was told early on in his acting career that he should get out of the business because he would never make it as an actor! *Note: It was a very cloudy and rainy day yet these are a couple of the images I was able to quickly capture with natural window light using my Canon 5D when the clouds parted.
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