A Prince!

I can now say that I have photographed royalty.

For this assignment I photographed a real life Prince - Prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed Shah of Iran - for the Globe and Mail.

Pahlavi's father was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution in 1979, but according to the Persian Constitution of 1906, Prince Reza Pahlavi is still the heir to the Persian throne, essentially making him the Prince of Persia (no, not like the video game).

It was the first time in my life that I actually used the words "Your highness" without sarcasm and took art direction from a security detail. Staff nixed the area I originally staked out to shoot in, instead selecting what they decided was a far better choice - a large empty ballroom (who hoo!) - and allowing only 20 minutes for the interview thereby forcing me to shoot during it. But hey, Princes are busy dudes.

Also, FYI, the Prince digs Canon, and wondered, "Why do I see so many journalists with Nikon cameras?" I started to explain but he was whisked away by his security detail.