Alicia Eler wrote a piece on the return of Minnesota photographer Alec Soth for the Star Tribune. He is known for keeping a distance from his subjects as he tries to connect with them. Towards the end of the article, the following was said about his assignment to photograph Keanu:
He tried to recall the sense of lightness he felt as a young and inexperienced photographer for the Lillie Suburban Newspapers chain. The assignment was to shoot Keanu Reeves, who was in town to make the 1996 film “Feeling Minnesota.”
Soth was so terrified, the actor had to tell him to come closer to get the picture. Perhaps he wasn’t close enough to hear Reeves’ heart beating, but he could surely feel his own.
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