THE STORY

Mel Brooks gave him a blessing. Keith Richards left him a souvenir. Gerald Ford asked him to be an advisor. Patrick Ewing provided the perfect shot. He nearly hit the Empire State Building spire in a runaway blimp. Got thrown off a film set by Al Pacino. Got rope-a-doped by Muhammad Ali. And walked away from shoots he should never have taken. These are just a few of the stories.

For fifty years, Jeff Schwartz went wherever the camera took him.

But some of the moments that stayed with him didn't involve celebrities. They were with the people most of us pass by. Veterans, trafficking survivors, prisoners, and men and women living on the streets. People who taught him more than anyone in the spotlight ever could.

It's what happens when you spend a lifetime standing just outside the frame.

Film isn't memory. A shot isn't presence. And you can't hug your daughters with a camera between you.

Funny. Honest. Heartbreaking. Real.

From the kid shooting bar mitzvahs and weddings to the cameraman who filmed it all. This is the story from behind the lens.

BOOK DETAILS

• Genre: Memoir / Behind-the-Scenes / Film & Television

• ISBN: [TK]