If you hadn’t guessed by now, I am a pretty big Rick Springfield fan. It started when I was 9, grew into full blown obsession through junior high and then kinda cooled as we got into the 90s and I discovered country music. I had always harbored affection for my tween crush much to the chagrin of my late husband who loved to tease me about it. But I didn’t care because my little affair of the heart with Rick Springfield would later become a place of refuge when my husband died.
One of the things I did when I lost him was find hobbies to distract me. Photography was a skill that I had never totally mastered but something I loved to do from when I was a child to during my college years when I helped manage a photo lab. I really like to take pictures and if I am taking pictures of Rick Springfield? Yeah, where do I sign up?
In April 2012, I was invited to attend a film festival in Orlando, FL to help promote the Rick Springfield Fan Documentary – AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART. I had helped them with their website and graphic design and one of the perks was being a VIP at some of the gatherings. One such gathering was a concert that weekend at a local concert hall & that is where I snapped this photo:
Well, this caught Rick’s eye and to this day it’s one of my favorite photos of him. I have been fortunate to take tens of thousands of photos of Rick since then and have been asked many times by fans if I would ever sell my photos. Well, I’ve pulled some of my favorites from the vault and have put them into a gallery here on the website. They will be made available for purchase by request only. I won’t put every image I have taken there but I will include my very favorite ones. If you’re a Rick collector, maybe you’ll find something you like there.
Fun Fact: My “claim to fame” is that a picture that I took of Rick & his original band from Australia, ZOOT became the cover of their reunion album in 2011/2012. Their reunion tour never came to be because of the death of Darryl Cotton (lead singer). So sad. I am so honored my photo was used as their cover.
