The Flip Side

David Beckham and Friend

Becks took some time out of his schedule to visit children at Xinhua Hospital in Shanghai, China .  Gotta love him for that.

Becks with Another Friend

Alejandro Sanz
(You may remember his duet with Shakira on “La Tortura”.)
NEW YORK (AP) — More than 80 performers and other celebrities have signed a statement supporting Grammy-winning Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz after two Venezuelan concerts were canceled because of his criticism of Hugo Chavez.
The letter, released Wednesday, was signed by performers including Shakira, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Penelope Cruz and even soccer star David Beckham. It said the signers “believe in a Latin America where we are all free to express our views.”
Venezuelan organizers last week announced that Sanz’s sold-out Feb. 14 concert in Caracas was canceled because it lacked “the appropriate conditions.” A November concert also was scrapped when officials withdrew permission to use a government auditorium.
Sanz’s criticism of President Hugo Chavez led Venezuelan officials to declare he is not welcome in the country — though ticket sales to fans might indicate otherwise.

Sanz closed a Sunday concert in the Dominican Republic by dedicating a song to his Venzuelan fans: “a bunch of people in a country where I cannot go.”

David Beckham and Friend

Becks was in Sierra Leone last week to support UNICEF and there are some really fantastic pics. 

Go here to find out how you can help. 

David Beckham

David Beckham has planned a charity soccer game to benefit the victims of the California Wildfires.  The charity game between L.A. Galaxy and Hollywood United will take place at L.A.’s Home Depot Center on November 4, 2007.  It’s all about doing what you can to help.  And Mr. Beckham can do a lot.

Annie Leibovitz

Ms. Leibovitz has a way of making every photo look like a fairy tale.  Maybe because of this she has photographed the Queen of England more times than I can count.  Here are some of her other shots some of which I’m sure you’ll recognize.  She’s done lots of work for “Vanity Fair” (including the famous Demi Moore pregnancy cover) and “Rolling Stone” magazines.  She is probably at the very top of the celebrity photographer list.

Meg White and Jack White of the White Stripes

Nicole Kidman

Angelina Jolie

Brad Pitt

John Lennon and Yoko Ono (probably one of her most famous pieces)

And because she’s so good at that fairy tale look, she was hired to shoot the Disney ad campaign including these shots:

Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella

David Beckham as Prince Charming

Beyonce as Alice in Wonderland

There are a lot of really great celebrity photographers out there (that don’t use cell phones as their cameras) and I plan to hunt down a few of them to highlight and show what really great celebrity photos look like.