Rodelio Astudillo
| Rodelio Astudillo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1978 Manila, Philippines |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Rodelio Astudillo is an American photographer, best known for the celebrity photobooth, where he has taken thousands of photographs of hundreds of the world's best known television and movie personalities in a simulated photobooth, getting celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Paris Hilton, the cast of The Sopranos, directors Ang Lee and The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson, and even astronaut Buzz Aldrin to ham it up for him.
Astudillo was born in the Philippines, but grew up in Los Angeles California, though he lived throughout the Eastern United States, including Upstate New York, Indiana, Missouri. He studied English literature in college and was an avid surfer and diver, interests he picked up while attending the combat diver course at the United States Naval Air Station, Trumbo Point Annex, Key West, Florida, while in the military.
Astudillo left school twice to join the army before graduating, where he served in a reconnaissance platoon of a U.S. Army Ranger Regimental Detachment (RRD) based out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He declined re-enlistment after his last combat-related injuries, earning the rank of staff sergeant, but ironically found himself back in various war zones when he served as a war photographer for the following two years.
While in college, Astudillo was influenced by a black-and-white photography class taught by the University's then Art Department Chair, Richard Ross, the principal photographer for the Getty Conservation Institute. After further encouragement by Ross and the subsequent color photography course, Astudillo was determined to become a photographer, even if self-taught.
After graduating from college, Astudillo held a series of jobs, including work as a bounty hunter, a consultant, and a combat photographer. After considering employment in Blackwater USA, Astudillo decided to finish his studies.
Astudillo began working as a war photographer for nearly two years, where he was wounded on more than one occasion. He has documented a variety of armed conflicts, spending time in Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.
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