"LA Weekly" –
"Michael Childers is Helmut Newton disguised as Oscar Wilde."
David Hockney –
"Michael Childers has created a living
record of people he actually knew
and admired. An insider on the edge - a good position to be in."
LA Times, 1/4/2004 –
"Photographer Michael Childers looks beyond the "bright lights," big roles and the adoration and scrutiny that follows celebrities. His unexpected framing of the stars offers unique views of the personalities we think we know."