Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Shoot, Washington DC
The logistics and luck in photographing President Bush and the Dalai Lama at the Congressional Gold Medal celebration in 2007.
"One of the most nerve-wracking and fulfilling events I've ever shot. Aside from the 5000 mile trip, press logistics, and dog sniffing security protocols, I was warned repeatedly that there were too many photographers than there was space or permission for. I didn't know until 5 minutes before the President arrived that I could stay. I got the shots, plus a number of unexpected images of celebrities and events. The local paper chose to print a shot of me rather than the President/Dalai Lama images that I thought were much more engaging."
