Bob Dole sits alone in a gym, listening through the open door for
his introduction at a town meeting in Otturnwa, Iowa.

pf and Bob

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An isle-raised photographer
shares his insider’s view

Star-Bulletin staff

In January, PF Bentley, a Hawaii-raised, award-winning photojournalist, began an extraordinary assignment, covering the campaign of Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole from start to finish.

Bentley, 43, a special correspondent for Time magazine, had unlimited access to the candidate as Dole crisscrossed the country in his ultimately unsuccessful quest for the presidency.

Elizabeth Dole shares a tender moment with her husband at
their Tampa, Fla., home after she heard that he had won
the New York primary.

He spent so much time with Dole that during the GOP convention in San Diego, a CNN commentator remarked, "The only person closer to Bob Dole than PF Bentley is the candidate's wife."

On this page, Bentley brings home to Hawaii his intimate images of Dole and the people who surrounded him through Tuesday's election.

Dole meets with Jack Kemp for the first time after making
the decision to put Kemp on his ticket. The meeting took place
at Dole's home in Russell, Kan.

Specializing in covering domestic and international politics, Bentley has been a regular contributor for Time since 1980. In 1992, he gained unprecedented access to Bill Clinton during his presidential campaign, and in 1995 to Newt Gingrich, speaker of the House. His books, "Clinton: Portrait of Victory" and "Newt: Inside the Revolution," were critically acclaimed best-sellers.

Bentley this year won his fourth award in the University of Missouri School of Journalism's prestigious Picture of the Year competition.

Dole greets retired Gen. Colin L. Powell last weekend in
a Philadelphia suburb during Dole's final campaign blitz.

His photography has taken him around the world: eight trips to Fidel Castro's Cuba, 16 to Haiti, to Panama to cover the collapse of the Noriega regime and to Asia for Kim Dae Jung's return to South Korea.

Bentley moved to Hawaii from New York at age 10. He lived in Waikiki where he learned to surf and paddle from many of Hawaii's legendary beach boys. He attended Punahou School and graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1975.

Dole listens intently as senators, congressmen and staffers
mill around him, working out a budget negotiation strategy.

Bentley spends about a month in Hawaii every year, visiting friends and pursuing his love of ocean sports.

He says that next year he'll finally achieve one of his life's goals: to come back to live in Hawaii.

Dole, whose right arm was debilitated by a war injury,
has found creative methods to do everyday tasks,
like tying his tie with his teeth.