{"id":14527,"date":"2015-07-13T07:12:21","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T14:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=14527"},"modified":"2015-07-13T07:12:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T14:12:55","slug":"unflinching-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2015\/07\/unflinching-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"UNFLINCHING FOCUS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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UNFLINCHING FOCUS<\/b><\/h1>\n

Photographer Chris Baldwin captures lasting impressions of grit and grace<\/h3>\n

Chris Baldwin was smitten the moment he got his first camera at 15, and immediately began relentlessly documenting his love of nature. Following college, he worked as a field biologist before returning to his first love. Based in L.A., Baldwin has established a reputation for capturing striking images in the world of sports, lifestyle and music (like the above shot of Snoop Dogg and the Game in L.A.). A graduate degree in spiritual psychology also figures into his craft. \u201cIt\u2019s about capturing moments that are organic\u2014not contrived, but real and raw,\u201d he says. Here\u2019s a sampling of Baldwin\u2019s work\u2014for more, go to chrisbaldwinphoto.com.<\/p>\n

\"EMINEM,

EMINEM, 2009
This was taken at a warehouse in a dilapidated part of Detroit\u2014a publicity shot for the \u201cBeautiful\u201d video. We also went to the old Detroit Tigers stadium. Eminem is always focused and gives me time and space to capture iconic images.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"JAY-Z,

JAY-Z, 2009
They were shooting the \u201cD.O.A.\u201d video. During a break, Jay-Z gave me some quality time. He\u2019s on the Brooklyn side of the East River, sitting on the rocks, smoking a cigar. He\u2019s serious but can also be easygoing. We had some laughs.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"PRINCE

PRINCE CHARLEZ, 2010
We were driving around East L.A. doing run-and-gun, guerilla-style photography. This location got our attention, the way the fence and sidewalks form a triangle. There\u2019s a cul-de-sac in front of Prince Charlez, a circle that you can\u2019t see.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"HOT

HOT DOLLAR, 2007
Another run-and-gun shot, taken in Compton. That torched house got my attention\u2014that, and the mailbox with the flag up. The creative director was blowing through cash, paying off people who said we were shooting on their street.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"FERGIE,

FERGIE, 2007
Fergie\u2019s gearing up to shoot the \u201cBig Girls Don\u2019t Cry\u201d video in L.A. She was lost in herself, dancing and rehearsing what she was going to do. I\u2019d noticed the beautiful light coming through the window and clicked. I love a backlit shot.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"RIHANNA,

RIHANNA, 2009
Shooting had just wrapped for her \u201cRussian Roulette\u201d video, which they were doing at a Hollywood film studio. I had a few a<\/p><\/div>\n

\"KING

KING LOUIE, 2012
King Louie had come out to Long Beach from Chicago, and it was a beautiful, classic California day. We shot toward the ocean\u2014an inspiring, fresh location that had a relaxed, cool vibe. That\u2019s a vintage car, a prop car that we rented.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"LIL

LIL TWIST, 2011
We rented a hotel room in Miami Beach with a great view, and this was taken on the balcony. I was inspired by Lil Twist\u2019s haircut and by his character. I love how the ocean meets the horizon. To this day it\u2019s one of my favorite shots.<\/p><\/div>\n

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UNFLINCHING FOCUS Photographer Chris Baldwin captures lasting impressions of grit and grace Chris Baldwin was smitten the moment he got his first camera at 15, and immediately began relentlessly documenting his love of nature. Following college, he worked as a field biologist before returning to his first love. Based in L.A., Baldwin has established a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3630],"tags":[7624,7631,7632,7630],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14537,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14527\/revisions\/14537"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}