Larry Shapiro is a photographer whose experience spans more than 37 years. His portfolio includes work for private, commercial, and corporate clients, but his passion lies in his all-consuming love of the fire service and all things motorized. During his career, he has provided photographic services for multiple fire truck manufacturers, including American LaFrance, Emergency One, HME, KME, LTI, Pierce, Rosenbauer, Saulsbury, Seagrave, and Sutphen, plus truck builders Freightliner, Sterling, and Western Star in the form of advertisements, calendars, and sales literature. Larry has provided photography for several books and calendars in addition to authoring and illustrating nine books to date. He lives with his wife and three sons in suburban Chicago, where he was born.
