Ten years ago today my friend Hayley Carling Thornton sent me this pic with my new book that had just hit #1 in Photojournalism category on Amazon. Stay tuned for my 60 years of photography book in 2026. Haley will get a first edition! Center for Creative Photography ...

46 years ago today the Jonestown mass murder and suicides happened in Guyana. This is my cover of @time and where the expression “Drinking the Kool-Aid” came from. The vat of purple liquid contained cyanide.

On November 18, 1978, 918 people died at the settlement, at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma, and at a Temple in Georgetown, Guyana’s capital city.

909 people died in Jonestown, all but two from cyanide poisoning. I photographed Jim Jones’s body, and he appeared to have died from a gunshot wound to the head. The massacre in Jonestown resulted in the largest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate act until September 11, 2001. Over three hundred children were murdered there. It was the worst thing I have ever witnessed. The more horrifying reality is that millions of people are metaphorically still drinking the poison. @cntrforcreativephoto @petesouza @mikebarnicle @improvambassador @nickkristof @wapokp @markpetersonpixs @tim.naftali @zirinskysusan ...

Brilliant performance by @_katiemeili last night at @wonzimer in #losangeles Her songs are funny, ironic, and beautifully sung. She was backed up by @nickkennerly who sang along and accompanied her on the violin. Great evening at a quirky art gallery. @mia.ma.543 @improvambassador @j_kennerly #wonzimer @barniclebrothers @saladheadead @lioragailsher @mollysoladay @taililasoladay #breakingsoundla ...

“I like people who weren’t captured.”
. . . Donald Trump, 2015, referring to Vietnam war hero John McCain.

I was in Hanoi as the last American prisoners of war were released on Mar. 30, 1973 by the North Vietnamese. McCain, a POW for 5 1/2 years, was let go two weeks earlier. In 1968 he refused a political move by the Vietnamese to release him ahead of others.

I documented the freed men heading for the USAF aircraft that flew them to freedom. Saluting them and all who served on this Veterans Day.

Trump may not like them but I do. How in god’s name could someone who said that be president? Someone who avoided service to his country (read “dodged the draft by drumming up a spurious bone spur claim”). Prepare yourself for round two of the antihero, anti-POW presidency. @jsmccainiv @mccaininstitute @senjohnmccain @cntrforcreativephoto @mikebarnicle @markpetersonpixs @vfwhq ...

Having a drink and dinner with my dad Orlie Alden Kennerly, Jr., better known as Tunney, in 1967 at the renowned Bimbo`s 365 Club in San Francisco. (Named after its owner Agostino "Bimbo" Giuntoli). I was a year shy of 21, the age where you could legally go there. My older friend Ron Bennett provided me with his driver’s license, and that did the trick! My dad died 30 years ago today, on November 9, 1994. He was a salesman who got along with everyone, and I never met anyone who didn’t like the guy. One thing that stood out he showed me was the art of selling people things they weren`t sure they wanted. That magical formula, a combination of humor, sincerity, and chutzpa, helped my career as a photographer in convincing people, politicians in particular, to grant me behind-the-scenes access to portray them in a more real way. Number three son James Alden Kennerly inherited his middle name from his granddad. Unfortunately @j_kennerly and our other son @nickkennerly never knew their grandfather, but my oldest boy Byron Kennerly @improvambassador did. Thinking about my dad who taught me so many things I never appreciated during his lifetime. I feel sad that I was never able to tell him that. @janestraight @rebeccakennerly ...

Good morning Austin! I’ll be giving a talk today (Sat, Nov 9) at 10:30 am @precisioncamera (2438 W Anderson Lane) compliments of @canonusa #canonusa #canonusapro Nothing like last minute, that’s how I roll! Stop by and say hi and you can check out my #r5markii @davidvaldezusa will also be there, so you’ll get 2 chief White House photogs in one place! @cntrforcreativephoto @markpetersonpixs @improvambassador #austin #austinphotographer @lbjlibrary @briscoe.center.ut #canon ...

Angelic, patriotic, symbolic. Yesterday in a call to Trump @kamalaharris promised the Biden administration would “engage in a peaceful transfer of power.” In her concession speech at @howard1867 that I photographed for @vanityfair she said, “A fundamental principle of American democracy is that when we lose an election, we accept the results . . . That principle, as much as any other, distinguishes democracy from monarchy or tyranny, and anyone who seeks the public trust must honor it.” Of course Trump when defeated in 2020 made no such statement, rather to this day he claimed the election was stolen from him. He`s a poor loser and a poor winner. This undoctored photo shows a circular light inside the building that creates the impression of a halo. It definitely reflects her gracious behavior after losing the election. Thanks to @jackimages and the Harris advance team who were incredibly helpful to me on election night and at her speech yesterday. I will miss working with them. Picture made with @canonusa R5 Mark II with my magical RF 100-500mm lens. @cntrforcreativephoto @davidmfriend1 @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @petesouza @mikebarnicle @bobmcneelyphoto @douglasemhoff ...

Must have been rigged, I won! Photo by @jess_chappe on the set of @veephbo Dec. 18, 2018, the final episode. @officialjld @davidhmandel @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @petesouza @bobmcneelyphoto @davidvaldezusa @prezfotog @schultzinit @jackimages @sharon.farmer.1481 @callieshell @shealahdcphoto ...

Vice President @kamalaharris will appear later tonight in front of Frederick Douglass Hall on the campus of @howard1867 I will be front and center to shoot the event for @vanityfair Should be exciting! @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @mikebarnicle ...

Count on it. Thanks @mikeluckovich for another great one! @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @mikebarnicle @whipplc @sittranda ...

Flying over the #ivanpahsolarproject today, one of my favorite west to east sights. Only one tower working, but the reflected light made it work @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @raulroa @spencergarrett1 @utnicky @johnrodphotography ...

Quincy Jones has died at 91. I made this of him as he was scoring The Color Purple in 1985. @quincyjones won 28 Grammys and was not only a legend but a great human being. @ledoctor @cynthia.schneider.714 @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @amblin ...

Pretty sure I`ve never divulged whom I voted for in a presidential election, (Ok, Ok, no surprise that I voted for President Ford in 1976 whom I worked for and loved!) No more fair and balanced BS, my vote for @kamalaharris Harris was a 100% easy call. Took this of her in 2019 at the home of @pmehl5 when she was running for president. This time she`s going all the way. Ms. Harris will be a great president, unlike her opponent whose latest great idea is to execute my dear friend @liz__cheney Please get out Tuesday and vote for Vice President Harris, it`s beyond the right thing to do, and you will be rewarded in this life and the next! @georgewbush @sfbpanda @joebiden @barackobama @michelleobama @hillaryclinton @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @mikebarnicle @petesouza @bobmcneelyphoto @jackimages @schultzinit ...

Made this pic of Game 5 World Series hero Walker Buehler as he celebrated his team’s title by wearing a beloved Dodgers player’s jersey for Friday’s championship parade.

Buehler asked longtime Dodgers pitcher and current broadcaster Orel Hershiser if he could borrow his actual game-worn jersey from the team’s 1988 World Series—the last championship that the team celebrated with a parade. Trading his No. 21 for No. 55, Buehler honored the club legend, whose 1988 season was one of the greatest performances by a pitcher in MLB history. @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @j_kennerly @utnicky @markpetersonpixs ...

World Series MVP Freddie Freeman today at #dodgerstadium celebrating the @dodgers amazing 4-1 victory over the @yankees Freeman deserved the award. He hit 4 homers, one a walk-off grand slam in the first game, and batted in 12 runs. I made this with the @canonusa R5 Mark II using the RF 100-500 at 500mm. @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @utnicky @raulroa @mikebarnicle @johnrodphotography ...

A sea otter splashed at #pointlobos this week. @canonusa #r5markii with 100-500mm at 500. @cntrforcreativephoto @anseladams @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @johnsextonphoto @alanrossphotography ...

Dumpster fire sale. Trump’s biggest achievement? He ruined red. @whipplc @mikebarnicle @improvambassador @nealkatyal @markpetersonpixs @normornstein ...

What a blast to attend the first game of the World Series with @nickkennerly — It couldn’t have been better! Real chance that the @dodgers won’t make it back to L.A for game six and seven but will close it out in New York against the @yankees Thanks to @bankofamerica and @merrill for the hospitality. Love working with them and their brilliant and talented team. @ldirita @pdseagle @bofastadium @615_patricia_king @improvambassador @j_kennerly @utnicky @johnrodphotography @raulroa @mbarlow420 ...

The @mets pitcher Nolan Ryan is hugged by catcher Jerry Grote after he saved Game 3 of the 1969 World Series where he pitched 2 1/⁄3 shutout innings against the @orioles The victory gave the Mets a 2–1 lead in the Series that they went on to win in five. It was Ryan`s only World Series appearance in a 27-year career where he pitched 7 no-hitters, struck out 5,714 batters and had a lifetime ERA of 3.19. Ryan entered the @baseballhall in 1999. This was my first World Series game. I made the photo for @upi from my 1st base dugout position. The difference between me and Ryan, who is only two months older than me, is that 55 years later I`m still in the game! @improvambassador @nickkennerly @j_kennerly @j_macpost @cntrforcreativephoto @mikebarnicle @neilleiferphotography @walteriooss @petesouza ...

Freddie Freeman is greeted by teammates after he hit the first walk-off grand slam in the 120-year history of the World Series giving the @dodgers a dramatic 6-3 victory over the @yankees in the 10th inning of their opening game. I made this with my iPhone, so pardon the quality, sorry I didn’t have my @canonusa #r5markii @nickkennerly and were lucky to be there for one of the greatest World Series games ever. Thanks to my friends at @merrill and @bankofamerica for the sweet seats! @cntrforcreativephoto @improvambassador @j_kennerly @_katiemeili @mikebarnicle @utnicky @raulroa @helenhunt @jeffreynordling #dodgers @petesouza ...