20 Years Ago Today…The Fall of the Berlin Wall

| Nov 09, 2009 | 2 comments
Mikhail Gorbachev talks about his role in the collapse of European communism and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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I’ve had several opportunities now to photograph Former President Mikhail Gorbachev. Each time has been a venue where he has talked about his role in the fall of Communism in the USSR, now Russia. The first time I heard him speak about this was several years ago in Sacramento and can remember how impressed I was by his humanitarianism. This compassion for the people of the USSR was the main driver for him to lead a vision for democracy in the country.

20 years ago, the most visible symbol of the division between Communism and Democracy, between East and West, came down. An announcement that East Germany was lifting travel restrictions was the pivotal moment in the collapse of European communism. I can remember the photos of people literally dismantling the wall with sledgehammers, people freely crossing what had been a fortified border representing two halves of a country divided between itself.

The thing that’s been most fascinating to me during my photographic career is looking back at the times I had first heard about these people who are world leaders, global icons and I now find myself being given the opportunity to photograph them. I can remember having a very small view of the world as a Senior in High School and knowing nothing about the significance of these kinds of events, but as my understanding has grown over the years, it is exciting to me to be able to capture these people in photos.

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I am a California professional photographer but am available for assignments anywhere. My typical assignments include event coverage for anything political or corporate in nature where the client requires documentation of the event for PR purposes. In addition, I work a lot with small to medium size businesses to create images that can be used in marketing, advertising, sales sheets, annual reports, menus, etc. I also work with a variety of client types in the building industry to make marketing photos of project interiors, exteriors, products and progress images. If you would like more information about my services or have a need for high quality photography at a rate that works with your budget, feel free to contact me via email or telephone.

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  1. Tom O'Meara says:
    18 December, 2009 at 11:57 am

    Really nice work Bill. Tom O’Meara

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  2. Memphis Photographer - Dreamweaver Artists says:
    17 November, 2009 at 10:36 pm

    Wow, that is neat to be able to photograph famous people (we don’t get any here in Memphis it seems). Good job, and a great photograph…

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