The Victor Spinelli Blog

How did I ever find an Orangutan in Morocco and talk a Russian model into lying down next to him? She kept him mesmerized the entire shoot.
Shot on E-6 Sensia 100ASA. 50 1.8 Nikon

I took this portrait of Hugh Hefner in the back yard of the Playboy Mansion in 2006. Contax 645 BW Ilford film 400ASA.
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Sunday in the Philippines and you have a pig roast. Another side of Boracay island.
E-6 Fuji Sensia 100ASA 18mm Nikon

I had this pic in my head for awhile before I could find one of this Mark IV Helmets. I love the juxtaposition between the helmet and this topless goddess (she is quite stunning by the way). I think the image becomes more about the helmet then her or quite equally both. If she was [...]

As a guest, I took this photograph of Air Force One (Boeing 747) before it was reassembled for the Inauguration of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in the Simi Valley, California. The left wing sits awaiting to be fixed to the fuselage. The interior designs were drawn up by First Lady Nancy Reagan, and are [...]

This was a tough place to get to. I left Lahore, Pakistan at 6am. Took one motor rickshaw, a horse/buggy then a bus to the border which was closed to traffic (see earlier post). I then crossed into India, walked a kilometer then took a human rickshaw from man probably in his 70’s but couldn’t [...]

I took this photograph one early morning with my friend Amber Heard http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1720028/ who is quite a starlet. I had this idea in my head for about a year before I finally got around to orchestrating it. It’s one of my favorite photographs because of the comical giant binoculars and one can read into what [...]

I took this photograph in 2004, just before the Athen Olympics where Michael won 6 golds and 2 Bronze medals thus dramatically changing his popularity and significance in the Olympic world. Shot with a Contax 645 camera & Kodak 400 Portra 220 film. ©Victor Spinelli