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Alfred Wertheimer

If you could pick any few days in Elvis' life to spend with him it would have to have been the few that Alfred Wertheimer spent in 56 taking all those famous intimate photographs. He caught him at the transition period when he went from a small local southern act to an international supertstar. I luckily stumbled into the Ballroom at the Peabody Hotel where he was explaining lots of stories behind his pictures to a mystified group.
Al signs a calander insert for me
Al signs a calander insert for me
He then gives me pointers on photographing subjects
He then gives me pointers on photographing subjects
we pose for a photo
we pose for a photo
Al Wertheimer and the customary we just signed a contract pose
Al Wertheimer and the customary "we just signed a contract" pose
Up close his style later at the Blues City Cafe for ribs
Up close "his style" later at the Blues City Cafe for ribs
The 2002 calendar - just a sampling of Al's photography
The 2002 calendar - just a sampling of Al's photography