Song In My Heart

"A dance of beauty, sensuality and elegance choreographed by the brilliant "Beauty Architect" Christian Iles as The Art Director and Hair Stylist / Paige Anderson as makeup artist/ Special Thanks to Terrel Owens for the use of his beautiful home / Nhã Khanh and Nini Nguyen and Elizabeth Anyaa for the use of their fashion designs."
Text by Lina Bichara

"A Song In My Heart" by William Bichara and Christian Iles
A Song In My Heart album from Christian Iles "To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart, and to sing it to them when they have forgotten." Photo shoot with American Opera Tenor James Valenti and Korean Pop Vocalist Mina Chang Directed by Christian Iles and shot by acclaimed photographer William Bichara for The Azure with Elizabeth Anyaa designs HMUA Paige Anderson Hair Christian Iles Set/ lighting/ Candy Eye and Alexandre Mace Set/ Sony Chang Thanks Nha Khanh, Nini Nguyen, Kimberley Martinez, Terrell Owens Location The Azure, The Winspear Opera, Rolls Royce courtesy of Brandon Lopez Wardrobe: Elizabeth Anya, Carolina Hererra, Armani, Dolce and Gabbana Shoes on Mina: Alexander McQueen, Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Jimmy Choo"
Text By: Mina Chang

Bichara Photographs Award Winning Tenor James Valenti

One of the latest photo sessions that produced a distinctive illustration of William’s unique brand of photography was with the celebrated American tenor, James Valenti. Naturally graceful and charming, the award winning tenor was photographed by William bichara in a friendly one-on-one session with the riveting Dallas Opera House as a backdrop. The result was a series of images portraying a perfect balance between the modesty of a gracious down-to-earth gentleman with boyish charm and the grandeur of a tenor with leading roles in majestic classics like La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Rigoletto and La Traviata in his repertoire. Rising without fail to international stardom, James Valenti is the winner of the prestigious Richard Tucker Award – 2010. He was also named the Dallas Opera’s Maria Callas Debut Artist of the Year in 2009.

As with most of his photography projects, William’s encounter with James Velenti yielded an enjoyable experience for both on the personal and professional levels, and more importantly, was the seed of a promising friendship and mutual appreciation between the two.

William Bichara and James Valenti have more recently worked on another photography project in Dallas with singer and model Mina Chang and a team of Dallas’s top stylists. Tune in for more.

William Bichara Photographs Actor JR Martinez

William Bichara, the renowned Dallas fashion and celebrity photographer has a distinctive talent at delving into the depths of his subjects and bringing to life their innermost self. On top of being distinctive and captivating, his end photographs are tasteful and true to character. Every personality, artist or otherwise, who has been photographed by William Bichara was nothing less than overly pleased by the experience of working with William the person, and enjoying the product of William the photographer. The lasting working relationships and often personal friendships that are forged by fashion and celebrity photographer William Bichara with every new shooting experience, make him one of the most unique and sought after photographers in Dallas.

In a recent event for Smiles Charity in McKinney, TX, William had a brief yet valuable one-on-one photo session with a very unique personality who has been described by executive producer of ABC’s Emmy Award-winning daytime drama, ‘All My Children’, as representing the “best of the human spirit”. JR Martinez, a celebrated actor on the show and also a soldier and a motivational speaker is an inspiration to anyone who crosses paths with him. Having been injured and experienced severe burns to over 40 percent of his body while serving as a United States Army infantryman in Iraq, JR has found an exceptional power to turn his tragedy into hope. During his time in recovery, JR had the opportunity to discover the positive impact he had on his fellow patients and decided to use his experience to help others. Since then, JR Martinez has travelled the country, sharing his experience and spreading the message of resilience and hope, thereby becoming one of the highly sought after motivational speakers in the country.

More recently, Martinez’s life journey took him in a new direction as he joined the cast of “All My Children” where he brilliantly plays the character Brot Monroe, a US army soldier injured in combat and battling the implied fate of his love. Since then, he’s been featured in the Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, PEOPLE magazine, the New York Times, and New York Daily News, has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, 60 Minutes, The View, CNN, Inside Edition, FOX News, Good Morning America, Univision, along with other major national news outlets.

Touched by JR’s journey, and inspired by his charm and zeal for life, William Bichara quickly saw beyond the wounds and let his camera do the work of capturing JR’s wonderful spirit. In a series of images very telling of what JR Martinez stands for, William Bichara yet again came through as a photographer with the very unique talent of connecting with his photographed characters on a very deep level and translating his treasured discoveries into images that tell a captivating yet very true version of the character’s story – in this case the inspiring story of the brilliant JR Martinez.

Recently, JR joined Season 13’s contestants on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Shining brighter than ever, JR performed brilliantly throughout the season and was able to dance his way to the Mirror Ball alongside his partner Karina Smirnoff. Congratulations JR! We are very proud of you.