Photojournalist Brian Hamill Always Gets His Shot

Published: Sept. 19, 2023, 4 a.m.

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Photojournalist Brian Hamill is known for his still photographs from movie sets and portraits of rock and roll legends, athletes, celebrities, and politicians. Everyone from Muhammad Ali to Frank Sinatra to Barbara Streisand has been the subject of his lens over the course of his five decades of work. The life-long New Yorker has captured some of the most iconic photos of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which were recently compiled into his 2022 book, \\u201cDream Lovers: John and Yoko in NYC.\\u201d His work on set spans more than 75 motion pictures, including unforgettable films like \\u201cAnnie Hall,\\u201d \\u201cRaging Bull,\\u201d \\u201cBig,\\u201d \\u201cTootsie,\\u201d and \\u201cYou\\u2019ve Got Mail.\\u201d Hamill\\u2019s photojournalism experience extends to capturing moments of strife and conflict, including the 1994 Northridge Earthquake and \\u201cThe Troubles\\u201d in 1970s Northern Ireland. Alec Baldwin speaks to Hamill about growing up in Brooklyn as the child of Irish immigrants, his behind-the-scenes experiences on the world\\u2019s most memorable movie sets, and the backstory that led to taking John Lennon\\u2019s portrait.\\xa0

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