Life Among Us: Cameraman Journal [Print Replica] Kindle Edition

Life Among Us: Cameraman Journal shares recollections from my 37-year career working in TV news as a cameraman. Recording news stories got me a front row seat to life–from politics and sports to operating rooms and crime on the street– without getting any blood on me. I’ve stood so close to raging house fires I could feel the heat on my skin. Standing at car wrecks and all manner of mayhem, also put me in close proximity to other people’s sadness and pain. As a conduit for notoriety, being a TV news cameraman allowed me access to celebrated personalities. I have been eyeball to eyeball with the likes of Ted Williams, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mick Jagger, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Walter Cronkite. From celebrities to the homeless to everyday working people, I shared powerful and intimate exchanges both on the street and off. It all encouraged me to examine and reflect on Life Among Us, because over time my view of the world has been educated and irrevocably changed. Like the camera I carried on my shoulder, I tried not to blink, not to look away. I wanted to see it all. Read more