Beyond Shooting Stars

Laurence Agron is an award-winning photographer and journalist from Livingston, New Jersey. In 1987 he received the Seeff Prize for Foreign Correspondents, presented by the Attorney-General of Israel. Motivated by a deep-seated humanism, Larry centered his foreign correspondence articles and accompanying photographs mostly on the everyday realities and experiences of the Israeli people, with a generous leavening of curiosities and oddball sketches of life in the region. The following decades found Larry photographing music festivals, red carpets, film premieres, and other special events primarily in Manhattan, capturing a seemingly infinite parade of celebrities, performers, athletes, and politicians. He also traveled extensively, logging thousands of miles, often accompanied and assisted by his wife and daughter. In addition to his celebrity portraits, his portfolio boasts an impressive and extensive array of architecture, wildlife, and human life in such locales as Cambodia, Vietnam, the Galapagos, Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Kangaroo Island, Sardinia, and Morocco, to name only a few. Beyond Shooting Stars is a curated collection of Laurence Agron’s photography. The images in this book are just a small representation of his over fifty-year, globe-spanning career. Whether Larry is shooting celebrities, landscapes, or important live events, what remains consistent is the connection between his humanity and his lens.