8x10 at the Golden Globes

**Henry Suryo** · 5-Feb-2010, 00:37

Originally Posted by vinny

Anyone know who the guy in the orange vest is?
I'm interested in seeing the shots he was getting.

I think the man in the orange vest is Massimo Vitali, whose best known work is of crowds from a high vantage point. That is probably his 8x10 Phillips Compact II.

**nelson_chan** · 5-Feb-2010, 13:53

That's definitely a Compact II but I went to art school with the bald kid. He was a year younger than me at RISD.

**brian mcweeney** · 5-Feb-2010, 14:05

Originally Posted by Henry Suryo

I think the man in the orange vest is Massimo Vitali, whose best known work is of crowds from a high vantage point. That is probably his 8x10 Phillips Compact II.

I think Henry is spot on with the photographer. Check out his "about" page for a photo of him: http://www.massimovitali.com/

**vinny** · 5-Feb-2010, 17:36

Massimo emailed me the day after I made the post here. Both he and his assistant were shooting. He's a member of the forum so I guess that's how he found me. Crazy huh?

**r.e.** · 5-Feb-2010, 17:56

Nah, the guy in the orange vest is Cartier-Bresson keeping a low profile, dressed as a security guard and sporting Massimo Vitali's coiffure. Either that or it's Kevin Costner pretending to be Tonino Delli Colli.

This is a hoot.

Thanks for introducing me to Senor Vitali's work. I like it; wish I'd seen his exhibition when I did the gallery rounds in New York in December.