I’m not sure what to tell you about this photo I snapped yesterday, other than the French paleontologist makes it tangentially related to the Gem and Mineral Show and it’s part of an upcoming feature story.
ETA: My apologies for not mentioning this sooner, but the mastermind behind the shot was Eric Kroll, a photographer of some renown. TW will have a profile of Kroll in an upcoming issue. As Eric notes below, the violinist is Robert Villa and the woman doing the handstand is Katelynn Charron of Boston, who is visiting Tucson to assist the fossil man, Serge Jnoun.
You can read more about the shoot at Eric’s blog, including the tidbit that the shoot came to a premature end when we got busted by The Man.
This article appears in Feb 14-20, 2013.
thanks jim and eric for this incredible moment in saguaro park…
french frog
hey, isnt that eric Krolls image???
Gail, yes, Eric is the mastermind behind the shot, although I’m sure his version will be much better.
the violinist is Robert Villa, born and raised in Tucson. The woman doing the handstand is Katelynn Charron, from Boston, assisting the fossil man. Serge Jnoun, who spends most of his time in Morocco and is standing slightly to the right. As I explained the day of the shoot..it is often the concept…not the execution that is the statement.
Perfect come back Jim. thanks
kart wheel by the way 😉