Platon and Putin.

http://www.worldpressphoto.org/images/stories/videos/Interviews/index.php?

At the link, you can listen to each winner explain how their images were created. I enjoyed Platon's story about shooting Vladmir Putin.(it's in the 2008 category)
I haven't done anything as significant as a world leader's first ever formal portrait for a cover of a international magazine, but can certainly relate to the process of waiting and waiting. Some CEO's manage to create an environment around them that make you almost believe their Putin in terms of importance! While some would think Platon's shot is merely ok, the key is knowing he waiting for days and finally had mere minutes to make this shot. I found it hard to watch Platon while Putin was staring at me!

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