NBA Hall of Fame Photographer Andy Bernstein on Kobe, the Bubble & the Lakers Winning a Championship

NBA Hall of Fame Photographer Andy Bernstein on Kobe, the Bubble & the Lakers Winning a Championship

Author: Aaron Wexler December 23, 2020 Duration: 57:49

Episode 14: Andy Bernstein

NBA Hall of Fame Photographer, AEG Director of Photography (Staples Center, LA Live), Team photographer for the Lakers, Clippers, Sparks, Co-Author of The Mamba Mentality: How I Play.”

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Mike Asner - Kobe Murals - www.kobemural.com

IG: @adbphotoinc, @legendsofsport


In this Episode, We Discuss:

  • Kobe & the Mamba Mentality
  • The Bubble and the 2020 Playoffs
  • The Lakers & Le Bron
  • The challenge of documenting a championship journey in still photographs
  • Inside Andy & Kobe Bryant’s relationship and how it grew
  • “The Revolving Door of Priorities” explained
  • How Andy tries to illicit an emotional response from the viewer with his photos
  • How Andy can separate his emotions form being a fan to being
  • Stories about Magic Johnson, Shaq, Jordan, & Kobe
  • How yoga and meditation helps Andy
  • How great Timing is all about how you prepare and how patient you are
  • The discipline of only being able to take 1 pic every 4 seconds in the arena’s
  • How getting burned makes you learn


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