Here’s one of the shots I got while working as a freelance photographer for the “Dr. Oz Show” this weekend. The production came to Houston, holding a massive all-day free clinic in the Reliant Center (which broke records, I’m told). This photo is just one of the many captivating, heartbreaking stories we experienced during the event.
While I can’t reveal the circumstance behind this photo until the show airs, I can tell you how I got it. When all the camera crews from the show piled into the makeshift exam room, I was the only one left without an angle. With the help of some medical volunteers I jumped up on a nearby exam table and sorta fired blindly over the top of the curtain.
I have a reverse image with Oz and the patient in focus, but for some reason I felt like this version resonated more with me. And, as many folks have already asked me: Oz is a decent, cool guy.
photo (c) 2009 ZoCo l LLC./JL Wakins All rights reserved.
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Fantastic shot-
What a job you’ve got eh?!
Dr. Oz My name is Kandy Adams and i am watching your show. (in Houston show) I have been looking for a cause i could really get involved in and i think you helped me to find it. I am wondering how i can get started in my community to help those that have no health care and possibly get a free clinic started here to help people like my own son–who hase no insurance. My family is healthy at the moment but what would happen if they got really sick?? it makes me cry to even think of it. My purpose in writing you is as i said–i need to do this in my community –how do I get started and where do i go to get this on the move???
Thank you sir for the show. Pleas help me to know who to get in touch with and how to make it happen. Thank you again.
Sincerly,
Kandy adams