Current Ken
Today Ken spends most of his time working with clay and making new creations – though he’ll never put the camera down and finds time to take photos in daily life and through his travels. When traveling, Ken brings home some real gems so check back from time to time to see what’s new.
Ken is focusing his energy now on creating unique ceramic artwork.
Follow his ceramic journey www.thegratefulgoober.com
You can see more recent work on Instagram: Click Here
On a side note
After retiring from the Los Angeles Times in 2009, Ken photographed daily life in Malibu for a couple of years before moving to Santa Monica. Check out his local adventures here, http://maliburediscovered.blogspot.com
In 2015 Ken relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area to be near family.
“My first school assignment: capturing movement. I used popcorn popping on my mother’s stove, butter and grease dripping onto the floor; half-popped kernels and a full- fledged mess, a beginning but I knew this was going to be exciting.”
— Ken Hively
People Magazine
People magazine’s best-selling cover of 2014.
Ken’s image was one of thousands of photos considered to honor Robin Williams’ life.
“I’ve photographed Robin multiple times. During a comedy show performance, I was positioned in front of the audience with a camera and long lens. Robin noticed me and immediately came over, grabbed my camera and lens and proceeded to do an improvised skit about the camera and lens. The whole time this went on, Robin had my camera so I was unable to take photos of the performance.”
–Ken Hively
Flash forward 20 years, Marina Del Rey, on board John Wayne’s boat Wild Goose, Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon await their photo shoot for Out to Sea. Immediately Jack Lemmon grills Ken on what lens, film, and camera he’s using only to be interrupted by Walter Matthau in a classic ‘Odd Couple’ moment saying,
“C’mon Jack let’s get this fucking thing over with.”
Warner Brothers Studio in 2004, Ken sets the scene for a Million Dollar Baby photo shoot with Hillary Swank and Clint Eastwood. He asks Clint to clasp his hands and look into the camera. Only a handful of photos later, Ken wraps up the shoot and Clint says,
“I like a man who knows what he wants.”
In closure, Clint offered a handshake only to be denied because Ken had a cold and wanted to spare him the germs. Clint reacts,
“Well how about a punch in the gut then?”
of which he followed through with a punch as his parting gesture.
Whether half-popped or over cooked, the possibilities are endless through Ken’s lens.
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