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It was the soundtrack of Top Gun at the time that won over the critics and earned the movie its Oscar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e My idea at The Wolves bar in downtown Los Angeles was to play on that scene and have a room full of fighter pilots all in their crisp naval whites. The name of the bar legitimised bringing our wolf into the bar and offering another layer to the story. I also sensed that if Maverick, Goose and Iceman had spirit animals, they would surely be wolves, as they are athletic, good-looking and brimming with self-confidence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Focus is everything when telling a single image story, as it can deliberately include or deliberately exclude. I knew in the low light of The Wolves bar, I would have the pilots out of focus, but there is enough detail to make out Kelly McGillis centre stage on the right. Josie Canseco was 100% styled on the prompt from the movie - right down to the shoulder clinging cardigan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Wolves is a hidden gem of a bar and the ornamental ceiling and lamp adds character to the shot. I like the tight compositional balance of it all.","brand":"David Yarrow","offers":[{"title":"94 x 170 cm (image size) | 132 x 208 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43470021722199,"sku":"DY-PH-Top Gun-94 x 170 cm (image size) | 132 x 208 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":15900.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true},{"title":"142 x 257 cm (image size) | 180 x 295 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43470021754967,"sku":"DY-PH-Top Gun-142 x 257 cm (image size) | 180 x 295 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":21200.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/0553\/files\/yarrow_david_365_top_gun_132x208_de00e808-b27e-49e2-aeec-ffd30a69fc48.jpg?v=1778872027"},{"product_id":"david-yarrow-take-my-breath-away","title":"Take My Breath Away","description":"Take My Breath Away\u003cbr\u003eAlpine, Texas – 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew movies have had such an impact on popular culture as Tony Scott’s Top Gun. Released in 1986, the film became a cultural phenomenon and gave a material boost to both Us Navy and Air Force recruitment. It remains Tom Cruise’s biggest box office success, with inflation adjusted sales of nearly $500m against a modest budget of just $15m.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe film is also remembered for the character Charlie played by Kelly McGillis. In a male dominated environment, she ruled the roost. Berlin’s song, Take My Breath Away, which won an Academy award for Best Original Song, became synonymous with the movie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer impact in the movie was central to my thought processing at Alpine Airport in West Texas when I took this photograph. I needed my model - Holly Graves, (who is in fact Texan) - to own the frame, and I think she does exactly that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s not breaking new ground to couple femininity with the contours of a vintage aircraft. Norman Parkinson introduced this creative formula 70 years ago. I think the challenge is to get the composition and the scaling right. There needs to be a balance between the two key subjects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe would like to thank General Ron Fogleman - a decorated Vietnam veteran - for making this project possible by bringing his A-26 Invader to West Texas. This was no half-hearted Hollywood prop; the plane participated in the Battle of the Bulge in 1944.","brand":"David Yarrow","offers":[{"title":"86 x 196 cm (image size) | 124 x 234 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43470077657175,"sku":"DY-PH-Take My Breath Away-86 x 196 cm (image size) | 124 x 234 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":26500.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true},{"title":"114 x 262 cm (image size) | 152 x 300 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43470077689943,"sku":"DY-PH-Take My Breath Away-114 x 262 cm (image size) | 152 x 300 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":33920.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/0553\/files\/yarrow_david_580_take_my_breath_away_124x234_95eab019-3cc7-4a7b-a56e-c4acf2c24e08.jpg?v=1778875536"},{"product_id":"david-yarrow-take-my-breath-away-colour","title":"Take My Breath Away (Colour)","description":"Take My Breath Away (Colour)\u003cbr\u003eAlpine, Texas – 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew movies have had such an impact on popular culture as Tony Scott’s Top Gun. 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