Gold rooms and handshakes

Welcome reception, a long line of introductions
Welcome reception, a long line of introductions
Photographed November 14, 2019

State visits are mostly choreography. You learn where people will stop, and you pick the one corner that has any light.

Four visits, four countries, one very similar corridor.

Arrival at the palace, three heads of state in one frame
Arrival at the palace, three heads of state in one frame
Photographed November 22, 2022
Banquet evening, shot from the gallery
Banquet evening, shot from the gallery
Photographed December 3, 2024
Greeting at the car, 35mm, no flash
Greeting at the car, 35mm, no flash
Photographed October 19, 2021