Friday, June 25, 2010

Actress Kelly Carlson Looks A Lot Like Marilyn Monroe

If an actress if ever needed to play the role of Marilyn Monroe, there is no doubt in my mind Kelly Carlson would be a great choice. I was archiving some of my celebrity event photos from earlier this year, and I came across pictures I took of this lovely actress. I think her resemblance to Marilyn is quite striking.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Bret Easton Ellis' Imperial Bedrooms Book Launch Party

© MARK SAVAGE/CORBIS
At the Chateau Marmont Thursday night for Bret Easton Ellis' Imperial Bedrooms book launch party. Here's a photo of actress Rose McGowan with Bret. Kudos to publicist Stephen Bender of Bender Media for a great party.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Portraits of Iris Berry by Mark Savage

Iris Berry is one of the true and original progenitors of the L.A. punk scene. A native Angeleno, Los Angeles Historian, actress, musician, poet, Mexican Wrestling Ring Girl and devoted Dodger fan. She writes her experiences with wit, grace, and deadly precision like a haunting tour of Los Angeles Noir that lingers after one of the city’s famous unsolved murders. Gritty and scarred, yet with a nonchalance that's fragile, intelligent and tough all at once.

We first met when I was assigned to photograph her in 1994 after her  book,
  

Two Blocks East of Vine had been published. Since then, I have photographed her more than a few times. Portraits of her are always unpredictable and especially fantastic.



Monday, May 17, 2010

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

LPGA Golfer Erica Blasberg Dead at 25

Erica Blasberg by Mark Savage Corbis
I was shocked and saddened to read that LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg has died. I happened to photograph her in 2005 for an Orange County golf magazine. I remember her from the photo assignment as a lovely young woman- very friendly and engaging. I also remember we had a good laugh because she had to help me with poses as she was more experienced with being photographed than I was photographing golfers.


Her death is under investigation. Here's a link to a NYT article.