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But it begs the question: how did a boy who immigrated to America from a German refugee camp in become one of the most sought-after celebrity portrait photographers? Our conversation is filled with American candour, the spirit of freedom and a passion for photography, but Ulvis Alberts is best described by a phrase he himself uses often: one of a kind.

What drew you to the photographic art? I had no luck obtaining support from the American Film Institute. The people I met kept encouraging me to take a broader view. One of these people was Jack Nicholson. So I moved into celebrity photography. My aim was not to make famous friends but to see how these people lived. The first thing I would do whenever I came into their homes was look around and think about the technical aspects of producing my stills — where the windows were, how the light fell, that sort of thing.

So I did not have much time to chat with them. Still, I made a lot of new acquaintances. So photography was in some ways an unconscious choice. I know the artistic gene runs in your family — your father Uga Alberts was a painter and architect. Did that have an effect perhaps? You could say so. My father painted a lot, but Latvians were not enthusiastic buyers of paintings, so he would give away more than he sold.