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mattcoddington · Post by **mattcoddington** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:52 am

i had the pleasure of meeting fellow alice cooper photographer, ken ballard, while in vegas. i first met ken many years ago and i didn't even recognize him, however, he spotted me right away. if you don't already know, ken has been photographing alice since 1973, even going so far as traveling with alice and being part of the 'show.' ken is most known for his alice photos from 86-90. his photos are used over and over for merchandise and such. ken hasn't been photographing alice much in the past 10+ years, however, he still enjoys photography in general. he lives in thailand where he's a professional guide. please check out his site and send him nice message!

http://www.kenballardjourneys.com/home.php

ElectedPlus · Post by **ElectedPlus** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:31 am

Cool, I like his website.

Could you post any images of some of the Alice photo's he's taken please???

Dragonlady · Post by **Dragonlady** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:40 pm

Nice!

I actually have one of his photos as a poster above my desk here. From the 97 tour. It's Alice in his straight jacket, and a handwritten phrase saying "I need a side show, some kind of creep show", with a signature.

mattcoddington · Post by **mattcoddington** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 12:48 pm

http://www.fanfire.com/cgi-bin/WebObjec ... u=ACP44307

http://www.fanfire.com/cgi-bin/WebObjec ... u=ACP44437

http://media.fanfire.com/images/product ... P37232.jpg

http://media.fanfire.com/images/product ... P35397.jpg

i believe he also did all of the photos on the 'trashes the world' and 'nightmare returns' video artwork. he has some photos in the dragontown tour book, and yes, one of his best shots is alice in the straight jacket from the trash tour. they've used that on shirts and a poster.

Shoesalesman · Post by **Shoesalesman** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 3:52 pm

Thanks, Matt. Great content on those links.

Marcelocooper · Post by **Marcelocooper** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 4:57 pm

Well, if he took the picture of the trashes the world cover, then I have one big poster of that pic above my bed.

NotSoPerfect · Post by **NotSoPerfect** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:22 pm

Ah yes the "guy with the camera" that I nearly walked up to thinking he might be you, Matt.

Thanks for the links.

mattcoddington · Post by **mattcoddington** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:36 pm

not sure if he would take that as a compliment, or not. i now laugh when i told you to simply 'look for the guy with the camera.'