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Above: I was photographing Kelly LaBrock for Bazaar. Because there were no roads, we had to climb a mile to reach our location in a mountain range. We lugged a couple of hundred pounds of clothes, and photo equipment, but it was a great location, and definitely worth the effort.

During the first day of the shoot, the stylists were complaining that "nobody brought a radio." There was no music. That night we went to a restaurant in Tecate. There was a Mariachi band playing there. I secretly hired them to show up at our photo shoot in the mountains the next day.

I paid them in advance.

As the makeup/styling were being completed for our model Kelly, I was wondering if they would show. Sure enough, to everyone's delight, they suddenly appeared in song! They followed us throughout the day, and everyone had a great time.