Paparazzi

Paparazzi by Howe, Peter. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781579652777.

Stealth, impersonation, bribery, lock picking, ducking the cops. Oh, yes, and the odd bit of photography, too. No, the paparazzi dont have it easy. Theyre reviled by their subjects, by their employers, by their voyeuristic audience—and by the fashion and news photographers who think of themselves as artists and the paparazzi as creeps with cameras. Theyre the bottom feeders who shoot celebrities in all their infamy: drunk, undressed, distressed, lip-locked wih folks who arent their spouses. Theyre the hunters and chasers whove nabbed on film everyone from Pamela Anderson to Princess Diana. And we all love it. We may not want to admit it, but we cant get enough of these photos, keeping the paparazzi in business by buying everything from People to the National Enquirer and all the fan magazines and tabloids in between. Paparazzi turns the spotlight on these photographers and their highly paid profession; on the celebrities who are the object of their lenses; and on the society that begs them to capture these megastars in both ordinary and compromising positions. The top practitioners of this global pop art, along with the photo agency owners, magazine editors, and the stars themselves, give us stories of the famous and infamous weve never heard before. Its our golden opportunity to get behind the viewfinder and see the hunted from the hunters point of view. Paparazzi turns the spotlight on these photographers and their highly paid profession; on the celebrities who are the object of their lenses; and on the society that begs them to capture these megastars in both ordinary and compromising positions. The top practitioners of this global pop art, along with the photo agency owners, magazine editors, and the stars themselves, give us stories of the famous and infamous weve never heard before. Its our golden opportunity to get behind the viewfinder and see the hunted from the hunters point of view.