Al Satterwhite Photography

This captivating book is the accumulation of several decades of photojournalism. Satterwhite's magnum opus records remarkable black and white photographs dating back to the 1960s and 1970s, and staggering color pictures from the 1980s onward. Known for his saturated images and keen sense of design and composition, Satterwhite’s work includes action shots, aerial photography, studio miniatures, and major production campaigns in worldwide locations. This extraordinary collection captures definitive celebrity portraits, thrilling racing pictures, sports icons, writers, artists, and incredible cities in every corner of the globe, and includes special features on Hunter Thompson, Muhammad Ali, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jane Fonda, Bob Hope, and many others.

“Al Satterwhite’s photos are truly unforgettable. Ultimately they are so many signals at the right time in the right place and in the right proportions which implies that Satterwhite understands extremely well just how modern day photos should be: more than just clear still shots of a moment frozen in time, but rather more a slice of human life. Sometimes aggressive, sometimes tender. Or mellowing. Or surprising. Or tough. Or melancholy. But always directly hitting the softest of all our soft spots: the heart.” —Al Satterwhite: Obsessed Observer

Al Satterwhite started working as a photographer at a major daily newspaper in Florida while in high school, covering major news stories in the Southeast. After a year as the Governor of Florida's personal photographer, he started a career as a freelance magazine photographer. Over the next 10 years he worked on assignment for almost every major magazine, including Life, Look, Newsweek, People, Playboy, Sports Illustrated, Time, and Travel & Leisure. In 1980 he moved to New York City to form his own production company and concentrate on advertising. For the next 15 years he did a wide range of national and international advertising work for American Express, Coca Cola, Dole, DuPont, Eastman Kodak, Johnson Outboards, Kent Int'l, Molson, Nikon, Oldsmobile, Porsche, Polaroid, R J Reynolds, Saab, Sony, Tuborg, Universal Studios, and Westinghouse. His photographic prints are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Houston Fine Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), George Eastman House, Polaroid Collection, National Museum of African American History and Culture, and numerous private collections. In recent years he has focused his attention on making films. He has shot commercials, features, and award-winning feature shorts as Director/Cameraman. He is currently working on several book and museum projects.