Cheers: Andrew Hetherington

The bonus of any trip to NYC is meeting up with old friends and connecting with a few new ones; this alone, along with good food and drink, is what keeps me sane from the mind-bending onslaught of editorial meetings. On this last round I got to bend my elbows on a couple different occasions with a fine fellow Redux photographer and all-around great (and talented) Irishman Andrew Hetherington.

Andrew wrote a little recap of the occasion a while back, but I wanted to start a new little feature at DwaDM, in celebration of this being the 101st post, that will honor some of my friends and sources of inspiration in the business... starting with Mr. Hetherington.

So cheers to you, Andrew! Thanks for your humor, personal vision, good taste in pubs, excellent photography, friendship, great stories, and all around good nature!

This morning while making a re-edit on the travel section of my website, I found this picture from years ago that immediately reminded me of your great work. Of course, this guy has a shirt on so its not as cool as many of your own portraits, but I hope you enjoy it nonetheless as a tribute. This portrait came from a small project that I did on the Cheap Seats (the upper deck) and the fans who inhabit that strange upper atmosphere of fandom at Bank One Ballpark, which I shot while an intern at the Arizona Republic in the summer of 2000.

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Comments (4)

Thanks John - are you trying to make me cry ? All the others will be jealous ! I really appreciate your kind words means alot and I am glad you have noticed that I prefer my men with their shirts off !

Cheap seats project looks great and its square any more ?

You are the best !

I forgot to mention that Cheap Seats was especially an appropriate choice because I shot 80% of it on Hassy! There is more, but I pretty much ran out of time on the internship for what I really wanted to do. I've always meant to pick it up and continue it in different parts of the country... maybe I'll do that!

You should go for it before someone else (me) does - will be a great project ! Can't wait to see the results !

I really like this photo. Everything came together perfectly. The laid back attitude and posture. That strange purple head thing. The McDonald's cup. Even his choice of eyewear :) Great! For some reason I keep thinking the 80s and a Billy Crystal movie...

Both you and Andrew H are successful at your craft because you love it. You love it well enough to appreciate and respect each other's work. To care about it not just as your livelihood but as your art. You pursue it and challenge it and allow it to challenge you.

Keep it moving,
Sherman

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