German father-daughter duos and goofy stoners? Bring ’em on! Headbanging teachers and backstabbing bureaucrats? Yes, we’ll take them too. Talking foxes, Huey Lewis-loving serial killers, world-saving marionettes, foulmouthed political fixers and boisterous bridesmaids - all great as well. They came in with such an understated presence that the sea of photographers across the road that were photographing arrivals at another party, never even noticed them come or go.What’s so funny? If you’re talking about screen comedy in the 21st century, the answer is easy: bumbling manchildren, the more boorish and clueless and stuck in their stunted adolescence, the better. “Joaquin and Rooney wanted to use Joaquin’s Oscar win and the attention that it brought to highlight veganism, a cause very close to both of their hearts. And there they are just chomping down on these vegan burgers. You have two people that clearly adore each other and who, despite their great fame, are really quite down-to-earth and at their happiest in each other’s company Rooney’s taken off her high heels and she’s got her ball gown on still, but she’s wearing Converse. “This picture of Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara was taken on Oscars night, just after Joaquin had won Best Actor for ‘Joker.’ The story in this picture, for me, is a love story. Here are five images, and the stories behind them, featured in the book: “One of the main lessons I hope you learn from this book is to remain open-minded to change, because often the picture you end up with will not be the one you went in wanting to take, and the sooner you can get beyond that, the quicker you can capture the image that’s actually unfolding in front of you.” “As photographers, we often go into a shoot with an idea of the picture we would like to take,” he writes. In the introduction, he expresses hope he might be able to help budding photographers with their own practice by explaining his processes. In an extension of this series, Williams has published a new book, “ Photo Breakdowns: The Stories Behind 100 Portraits,” telling the stories behind his favorite photos.
And for the last six years, the British photographer has shared what he calls “breakdowns” of individual pictures with over 1.2 million Instagram followers. The former war photographer, who covered conflicts in Chechnya and Sierra Leone in the 1990s, has captured intimate moments with no small portion of Hollywood’s A-list. Whether he’s backstage at the Oscars, shooting posters for the James Bond franchise or roaming the sets of over 200 movies, Greg Williams enjoys the kind of access most celebrity photographers can only dream of.
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