Photograph of Jesus, and an interview with Laurie Hill
Do you know where I can get a photo of Hitler running in the 1948 Olympics? How about Neil Armstrong in a crowd on the moon? Or maybe ... a photograph of Jesus? These are just some of the wild requests fielded by Getty Images' Hulton Archive in London. In this cleverly edited short, archivist Matthew Butson takes us through a day in the dizzying life of a photo archivist. Enjoy the full film below. It was great fun to get some more info on the makings of this complex and entertaining film with Laurie Hill. Celeste Ramos : The editing in this film is awesome. How did this project come about? Laurie Hill : A number of factors fell together at just the right time. The backstory is that I made Photograph Of Jesus in response to a film challenge using Getty Images archive material - the organisers knew my work and rang me up to see if I'd be interested. I thought I'd take a look, and find out some more to see if it was for me. I was being offered free access to thei...