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Creating magic is creating something with a unique style\u2026 something different, something that that that not too many people have ever seen photographed before. It’s creating something memorable and creating something that the audience can take away with them and remember the artist. Its magic is that thing that links the audience to the artist and the artist to their music.<\/em><\/p>Harrison Funk<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Capturing the perfect moment to help tell the story can be a lot of responsibility to give one person, especially when photographing the most famous names in the industry for times and events that will happen only once in a lifetime.\u00a0Harrison Funk<\/a>\u00a0does just that on this episode of OWC\u2019s Leaders & GameChangers Harrison shares with\u00a0Setorii Pond<\/a>\u00a0how he has mastered the art of capturing iconic photographs, shared one-of-a-kind moments from backstage, how Michael Jackson learned how to Moonwalk, what it was like photographing David Bowie during the filming of Labyrinth as well as other icons and what he looks for when he mentors aspiring photographers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He was the personal photographer for\u00a0Michael Jackson<\/a>\u00a0for 30 years and the Jackson family, has worked with and been trusted by\u00a0Diana Ross,\u00a0Freddie Mercury\u00a0and\u00a0Queen,\u00a0Prince,\u00a0Johnny Depp,\u00a0Led Zeppelin,\u00a0David Bowie,\u00a0Bob Dylan,\u00a0James Brown,\u00a0Red Hot Chilli Peppers,\u00a0John Travolta,\u00a0Quincy Jones,\u00a0Presidents of the United States,\u00a0George Michael\u00a0and\u00a0Ice Cube\u00a0and many more. Harrison has directed more than 30 music videos and documentaries, short films, and television productions.\u00a0He has been shooting entertainment, fashion, and advertising for nearly two decades, and you would have seen his work in publications such as LIFE, Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Spin, and USA Today. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to follow Harrison you find him at\u00a0harrisonfunk.com<\/a>\u00a0and if you are looking to purchase any of his signed and limited edition fine art prints you can email him at\u00a0studiofunk@me.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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>>\u00a0Listen to this episode now on OWC\u2019s Leaders & Game Changers<\/a>\u00a0<<<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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