I just moved from New York to California 5 days ago after interning for Victoria's Secret in New York. During my stay in the city, I got the opportunity to photograph Rob Zombie and Slayer at their concert in PA. At first they wouldn't let me into the venue due to the misspelling of my name on the list, which read: "Mandy Russell" instead of "Mandy Rosen."
About 3 weeks prior to this event, while standing in the check-in line at the airport in Perú, I turned around and noticed four men in line behind us that did not seem to be on your typical "family vacation." Based off their interesting demeanor (tattooed heads, ridiculously long facial hair, and black jackets and pants) my sister and I couldn't help but wonder who they were and what they were doing in South America. Our questions were answered when a Peruvian man approached us in line, and in his broken English tells the four men that their band is kick ass and he loves their music. As the four men are signing autographs for the fan, I turn around and ask what band they are with. After telling me that their band was "Slayer" and that they were currently touring through South America with Metallica, a little light blurb turned on in my head and I knew I had to leave the conversation with an invitation to photograph their band.
We continued our conversation with the band throughout the entire airport. Dave Lombardo was pissed that he didn't get a chance to visit Machu Picchu while on tour in Peru. While showing them some of our video clips from the trip, people kept taking pictures of the band and asking them questions. "Are you guys with a rock band?" asked a lady in line next to us. "Actually.... we're teachers."
Photographing their concert was one of the best times I ever had taking pictures. You can see some of these images on my website www.mandyrosenphotography.com
Slayer and I at the airport in Perú
Behind the scenes of Victoria's Secret with Adriana Lima and Chanel Iman
Behind the scenes of Victoria's Secret with Alessandra Ambrosio
Chatting with Victoria's Secret photographer Russell James
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