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Ok I took a few days away from "business". My business of course is photography and I do live, eat and breathe photography 24 hours a day 7 days per week. I love it! But I did get away for a couple of days and that is why I have not posted any bodybuilding or fitness photos this week. But I did shoot some other photos while I was away like where I stayed…

Where I was at night for a few drinks…

But the hotel did have a nice gym and an indoor pool, quite opulent…

On the way out of town, last stop was world famous Canter’s Deli, I had not been there in many years…

Anyway back to work! Next stop for me is Las Vegas this weekend for Fitness America. So I will shoot more of the photos you might expect to see here when I get back.

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I am very proud to have been selected as a featured photographer on PhotoShelter, a community of approximately 50,000 photographers from part time semi-professional shooters to some of the most famous photographers in the world. And it was my Olympia photos this year that got the attention and specifically this one of Phil Heath on stage at the finals…

So when you get a chance go visit my PhotoShelter website and check out the photos and let me know what you think!

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A comment by SuperVic in my prior BodyBlog post by SuperVic2007 made me think of this. He said “As an aside - Love the B&W” about one of my Mr. Olympia photos.

Well it reminded me that I love black and white photos too, I like seeing the great black and white photos of the past and I like shooting black and white photos. And when I get the chance I shoot black and white film photos very often. Also I do know that many of you at this point in time have no idea whatsoever what I am talking about when I say film

But anyway, not long ago I photographed a series in the gym on black and white film with BodySpace member “numberonegt” Anu McKnight. You can see these unique photos from that shoot HERE in a slideshow. And here is one to take a look at…

Anu has also done really well on stage at Muscle Beach, looks great and a very creative poser!

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I previously posted a link here in my BodyBlog to my 2009 Mr. Olympia photos. It was interesting to see in the last few weeks which were the 3 most viewed photos, so here they are…

Jay Cutler, the 2009 Mr. Olympia…

And Dennis Wolf, who placed 13th…

From the past shows I have seen, Dennis Wolf also has been a crowd favorite, so maybe he is the guy to watch. What do you think?

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In the few weeks before the 2009 Olympia, I did photo shoots with a few of the competitors including the very popular Alicia Renee Harris. This is one of those photos, a little different from the standard figure photo, but I like it a lot. I hope you do too!

And here is a full gallery slideshow of her photo shoot!

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I will be the first to tell you that I find photographing shows from front row center a little boring to do, and I think, a little boring to look at. So when I can, I try to get around and give you a different look.

So here is slideshow of my photos from the 2009 Olympia 202 class pre judging from around the stage. And here is one from those photos, Mark Dugdale digging deep…

I hope you enjoy them and here is the slideshow link again…. Photo Slideshow

Let me know what you think!

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Again this year, there is a separate competition for bodybuilders at 202 pounds or less. Here are my select photos from the finals at the Olympia of the 202 competitors in a slideshow…

David Henry, one of the strongest men in bodybuilding, in the 202…

And if you missed the 2009 Mr. Olympia Finals slideshow, scroll down to my prior BodyBlog post or click HERE!

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When I can I try to shoot photos with a different prespective than what you usually see in the magazines and online. So I have created a slideshow of 159 selected images from my photoshoot this year of the 2009 Mr. Olympia Finals. Here are a couple of samples…

Last years winner, Dexter Jackson…

And the “X-Man”, Toney Freeman…

I think you will enjoy the show from the very first photo to the very last! Here is the “Slideshow”. Let me know what you think!

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Branch Warren posing in front of two big screens showing him live on stage…

Hidetada Yamagishi, the only IFBB Pro bodybuilder from Japan showing his own special posing style…

Kai Greene, the 2009 Arnold winner…

Moe ElMoussawi, veteran of many shows and journeyman bodybuilder…

Phil Heath, often called the future of Pro bodybuilding…

Silvio Samuel, having come from Spain only a few years ago, has been on a wave of wins, but missed this time…

Victor Martinez, always a favorite to win but had an injury this year and the sad murder of his sister in New York.

The top 6 from the left; Victor Martinez, Kai Greene, Jay Cutler, Phil Heath, Dexter Jackson and Branch Warren.

I will get some more photos up as I go along this week. Let me know if you like these so far!

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I had a great time at the Olympia this year! And it was more than great to see and meet so many BodySpace members and BodyBuilding.com devotees! It was amazing how many of you stopped me and said Hi!! Thank You All So Very Much!

Anyway here is a photo from the finals with Jay Cutler winning the 2009 Mr. Olympia title. I think he was the clear winner…

I will be doing more photo uploads from the Olympia soon, so….

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