TWO MILLION MILES / ANDREW MACPHERSON

In an increasingly mobile society, it s common to cross the globe manytimes in a single month. Journeys that might once have taken weeks, nowtake hours. All of this travel is a suitable metaphor for AndrewMacpherson s rise to the pinnacle of celebrity photography. He hasliterally traveled the world to profile the best-known people of our age;Charlize Theron, Reese Witherspoon, and George Clooney to name a few. Ashe s done so, he s also embarked on an artistic journey to bring somethingfresh and inviting to each of his images. In this quest, he employs amultitude of varied techniques, playing with form, context and color. Anote of poignancy overshadows this work. Many of the original negativeswere lost in a warehouse fire. It is a testament to the strength ofMacpherson s work that even scanned from magazine pages as some of theseimages are the results still radiate vitality and power.