Ready, Aim, Fire

After more than seven months of careful planning, the Montclair Police shoot finally took place yesterday. The project started almost by chance when I approached Police Chief Sabagh last fall with the idea of setting up a photo shoot to document the entire 2007 Montclair Police Department. The most recent photo of the entire department was taken in 1946, and Chief Sabagh agreed with me that it was time for a new one.

Roads blocked, extensive newspaper coverage in the Montclair Times and Star Ledger, and me commanding more than 100 officers with guns-- what more could I want in a photo shoot?