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Behind-the-scenes videos of photo shoots are tricky creatures. Like snapshots from a family vacation, they tend to be interesting only to the people involved. The rest of us find ourselves wanting more narrative, some humor, and maybe even someone getting body-slammed.
All of which is contained in this video of Nadav’s 2008 cover shoot with mighty mixed-martial arts fighter Kimbo Slice for ESPN The Magazine. In fighting terminology, I’d say the two men were well matched, but Kimbo gets extra points for his reaction when Nadav takes a pair of scissors to his shirt…
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Here, by the way, are a few of Nadav’s portraits from the shoot:
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