Photographer Christopher Anderson Recalls Intimidation by Jeffrey Epstein
Acclaimed photojournalist Christopher Anderson discusses his 2015 assignment by New York Magazine to photograph financier Jeffrey Epstein, a job he accepted without knowledge of Epstein's criminal history. The article details an unsettling encounter where Epstein attempted to intimidate Anderson and purchase the photos for $20,000. When Anderson refused, Epstein sent a large man with leather gloves to his studio to seize the hard drive. Anderson later discovered images taken during the shoot in his new book, 'Index,' including one showing a document regarding unpaid wages for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson. Despite the dark nature of the subject, Anderson maintains that his journalistic duty is to capture the truth about powerful figures, even those known as predators.
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Photographer Christopher Anderson Recalls Intimidation by Jeffrey Epstein
Acclaimed photojournalist Christopher Anderson discusses his 2015 assignment by New York Magazine to photograph financier Jeffrey Epstein, a job he accepted without knowledge of Epstein's criminal history. The article details an unsettling encounter where Epstein attempted to intimidate Anderson and purchase the photos for $20,000. When Anderson refused, Epstein sent a large man with leather gloves to his studio to seize the hard drive. Anderson later discovered images taken during the shoot in his new book, 'Index,' including one showing a document regarding unpaid wages for Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson. Despite the dark nature of the subject, Anderson maintains that his journalistic duty is to capture the truth about powerful figures, even those known as predators.
The Guardian