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By: Mark J. Rebilas

Mark J. Rebilas — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:23:09 +0000

Awesome video, I saw him a few times at the Olympics and after watching this video I wish I woulda chatted with him. Seems like a damn cool guy.

Mark

By: Rich Fleischman

Rich Fleischman — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:15:54 +0000

I had the chance to assist Burnett one afternoon in Minnesota in 2004. The woman’s soccer team was training here. My jaw dropped as Burnett was chasing a moving Mia Ham around with his friggin’ Speed Graphic & Holga. The day before he had been photographing Kerry & Edwards, and was on his way back to that campaign after the MN pit-stop. He told me that he had gotten back into the Speed Graphic & Holga on the campaign trail because he was bored. He was such a cool mofo. And frankly, I think the highlight for him was that we were in Blaine, MN and he got to call his daughter & sing “Nothing ever happens in Blaine” from “Waiting for Guffman” into her voicemail. Just a cool guy, and a GREAT photographer.

By: Steve Boyle

Steve Boyle — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:48:58 +0000

Great video!

By: marc

marc — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:28:04 +0000

David is a great guy and probably a great photographer
I would say stick with photography, that video was as exciting as watching
paint dry!!

By: dvafoto - M. Scott Brauer and Matt Lutton › David Burnett’s Olympics

dvafoto - M. Scott Brauer and Matt Lutton › David Burnett’s Olympics — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:43:55 +0000

[...] has been making the rounds (I just watched it on APE’s post) but I wanted to put my recommendation on it and pass it along. Wunderkind David Burnett brings us [...]

By: James Godman

James Godman — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:45:23 +0000

That really was great, and David seems like such a good guy. And to be shooting Holgas and a Speed Graphic! Awesome!

By: Sam Bech

Sam Bech — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:59:52 +0000

Fantastic video diary by David Burnett. What a treat!

By: Damon Vrettos

Damon Vrettos — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:59:04 +0000

That Burnett piece is great. How exciting to see him with the Speed Graphic! Every time I begin to doubt my choice of shooting film with my old Graflex cameras, I see something like this, and I’m confident in the decision again.
Plus, that is some of the best “honest” coverage of the Olympics that I’ve seen so far.

By: Jake Stangel

Jake Stangel — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:25:19 +0000

Hell yes, speed graphic at the 2008 Olympics.

By: richlouis

richlouis — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:03:07 +0000

wow Burnett still does film
that was real funny his moment with the Japanese photographer. man that looks so daunting to shoot such a massive event.