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Rally by Helicopter [Watch (HLS stream): Donald Trump Leaving Sarasota FL. Rally by Helicopter](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/1Y0vyPsQ.m3u8) (3:29)  _Published 2015-12-09. Donald Trump Leaving Sarasota FL. Rally by Helicopter_  by [Paul Moakley](https://time.com/author/paul-moakley/)  ## Paul Moakley Dec 9, 2015 11:13 AM UTC  Donald Trump supporters parade an elephant in front of a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Donald Trump supporters parade an elephant in front of a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015.Landon Nordeman for TIME  by [Paul Moakley](https://time.com/author/paul-moakley/)  ## Paul Moakley Dec 9, 2015 11:13 AM UTC Photographing a candidate for the first time at a political rally can be a challenging place to make a photo. “I was just a little nervous about it because it’s the first time I’ve ever really done it,” says Landon Nordeman, a photographer who’s been documenting the in-between moments of American spectacles both high and low for years. He can often be found on his popular Instagram feed shooting dog shows, fashion week and sporting events around the globe but the tightly managed world of American politics was slightly intimidating to him when introduced to presidential candidate and TIME Person of the year Runner Up, Donald Trump’s secret service detail in Sarasota, Fla., on Nov. 28 at a campaign rally. Photographers are often walked through the staging and confined to press areas with limited access. In these situations one had to be creative and quick. “I’m looking for color and I’m looking for symbols,” says Nordeman, “I’m looking for something that to me is funny or displays a little bit of a sense of humor.” “When I first showed up and I saw the elephant, I just immediately gravitated towards that,” he adds. “Written on the side of the elephant it said, ‘Trump, make America great again.’ So I just felt like alright, so this is my first picture. Everyone’s looking at the elephant. Everyone loves the elephant! And then if you just turn around for a second and look at the crowd, that is also its own interesting thing to look at.” “I love it when people are willing to show their personality or their opinions outwardly,” says Nordeman. As an editorial photographer Nordeman is often hired to work on assignments where he disappears into groups of people gathering through a lens that tends to capture the kinetic energy of our culture. “I love to be in the midst of a group of people who are celebrating something,” says Nordeman. “What I love is people, and this idea of performance and spectacle. And so in order to get as close to that as possible, I find a way in. And maybe finding that way in for me is through the camera.” Whether it’s Donald Trump’s rally, Fashion Week or a dog show, Nordeman hits everything with a hard flash, which acts like an equalizer and presents all his subjects in a consistently heightened and surreal way. “I appreciate both the big spectacles and the quieter gestures that are just as telling like the picture of Trump from behind where he’s writing on the wall (slide 15) and you can’t quite tell what he’s doing,” Nordeman says. “It’s like you have this poem of what happened as opposed to this statement about what happened.” When Trump was about to board his helicopter, Nordeman had his last chance to make a portrait and was caught off guard by his magnetic presence. “He wants to shake hands,” says Nordeman and gives this “we did this together kind of feeling. \[And\] he said to me, ‘You’ve got to tell them.’ And I didn’t really say like, ‘Tell them what?’ I just said, ‘I will, I will.’” **Landon Nordeman** _is an award-winning documentary photographer living in New York City. You can see more of his work_ [_here_](http://www.landonnordeman.com) _and follow him on Instagram_ [_@landonnordeman_](https://www.instagram.com/landonnordeman/) **_Paul Moakley_** _is TIME’s Deputy Director of Photography. Follow him on Twitter_ [_@paulmoakley_](https://mobile.twitter.com/paulmoakley)_._  Donald Trump supporters parade an elephant in front of a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump photographs at a Donald Trump rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Supporter of Republican presidential candidate shows off a tshirt at a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump react to speakers at a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Security backstage at a Donald Trump campaign rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Donald Trump supporter at a campaign rally held in the Robarts Arena, Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a doll in the likeness of Trump at a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks after arriving in his helicopter as a group of children race towards it for ride during a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump meets with supporters after arriving in his helicopter as a group of children race towards it for ride during a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks after arriving in his helicopter as a group of children race towards it for ride during a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to supporters at a campaign rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump signs autographs for supporters backstage in the VIP area at a campaign rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump backstage at a campaign rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigns at the Robarts Arena in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Supporters reacts to getting autographs from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump following his rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  An audience member reacts to getting an autograph from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump following his rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. Landon Nordeman for TIME  Donald Trump and his campaign staff prepare to depart from the Robarts Arena on Saturday after a campaign rally in Sarasota, Fla. Nov. 28, 2015. 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