each of the films he has been involved in.
In 2003, the first book of his on-set
photographs, Pictures, was published;
in late 2019, this was followed up by
the publication of Pictures: Volume Two.
The new tome gives a unique insider’s
viewpoint to the machinations of the movie
industry in the 21st century, as seen through
the lens of a true Hollywood legend. Bridges
takes you behind the scenes of motion
pictures such as True Grit, Crazy Heart, Tron:
Legacy, Seabiscuit and Hell or High Waterwith photographs that are technically adroit,
revealing and full of humour. So, without
further ado, here’s his photographic story...When you were younger, did you have
an interest in photography, and how
did it come about?
When I was 15 or so, I kind of took my father’s
35mm Nikon camera and would shoot pictures
of my friends and so forth. I made a little
darkroom in my bathroom and got an
enlarger, and did all that kind of stuff.
So I got into it around that age.
I never enjoyed developing negatives, even
though it’s probably the most important part
of the whole process. Printing was the part
I loved. Even now, seeing a proof sheet for the
first time is like opening a gift: enjoying what
the camera saw, noting what worked and what
didn’t, feeling the moment of the picture again.
Then – it’s funny – the Widelux came into my“ Seeing a proof sheet for the first time
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Stuart Balm, Norm
O’Neill, Dawn Didawick,
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