Category: Paparazzi

Bald Britney Spears Was The Dot-Com Boom Era For Paparazzi

Bald Britney Spears Was The Dot-Com Boom Era For Paparazzi

Dispatches From The Hated will be a recurring feature penned by a person who worked the paparazzi beat for three years. We'll call him American Ex-Pap so he remains anonymous.

via Gawker: http://defamer.gawker.com/bald-britney-spears-was-the-dot-com-boom-era-for-papara-514349695

One shot of Britney slowly spiraling into insanity, one video of her shaving her head, or, the just one clip of her going fucking umbrella-attack crazy, could be your mortgage payment for the next year or a new car.

Six months after Britney was committed to the hospital, a dozen paps were driving around in new BMWs, Jaguars, and a ton of SUVs, all fully -loaded with tinted windows and decked-out sound systems. Paparazzi were making so much loot from Brit it felt illegal because nothing that paid this much could be so fun

June 19, 2013
Justin Bieber Goes Off on Another Pap — I’m Taking Your Memory Card Bitch!!!

Justin Bieber Goes Off on Another Pap — I’m Taking Your Memory Card Bitch!!!

Justin Bieber was the ringleader in a SECOND pap altercation in Miami Wednesday — ordering his goons to steal a photog’s camera … all while the man pled desperately for mercy — and the entire exchange was caught on tape.

via TMZ: http://www.tmz.com/2013/06/06/justin-bieber-photographer-paparazzi-fight-scuffle-camera-hit-factory-miami/

On the tape, you hear Justin scream to his bodyguards, “Grab that camera!!! Get that f***ing camera out of here!!!” (time code: 1:08)

June 7, 2013
French Photog Could Go to Jail Over Topless Pictures

French Photog Could Go to Jail Over Topless Pictures | PDNPulse

A French magazine could be shut down and a photographer sent to jail over the publication last year of photographs of Britain’s Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, sunbathing while on vacation in France. The magazine, called Closer, published top

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2013/04/french-photog-could-go-to-jail-over-topless-pictures.html

French authorities are investigating the publication of the photos, which may have been a violation of French law. If charged and convicted of violating the royal couple’s privacy, Suau faces up to one year in jail and a fine up to 45,000 euros (about $60,000). Closer could be shuttered for as long as five years.

April 29, 2013
Paparazzo Daniele Lo Presti Assassinated In Rome

Paparazzo Daniele Lo Presti Assassinated In Rome

A leading paparazzo who has photographed many of the world’s biggest celebrities has been shot dead in Rome. Daniele Lo Presti was found with a single bullet in his head, prompting fears he had fallen victim to a Mafia-style execution.

via NPPA: https://nppa.org/node/41374

Today’s post on the work of Cade Overton, reminds me of how powerful images are, how they tell our stories, express our emotions, and act as visual journals that document our lives. Cade’s series, Never Going Home, was captured on the road at an age where he was defining who he was and where he was going an a young man, freshly launched into the real world

March 3, 2013
Meditations on Photographs: A Terrified Young Woman Surrounded by A Group of Male Photographers by an unknown paparazzo

Link: Conscientious Extended | Meditations on Photographs: A Terrified Young Woman Surrounded by A Group of Male Photographers by an unknown paparazzo

If you did not know anything about paparazzi your impression might be very different: A young woman surrounded by young men, in a very defensive posture, looking terrified – that’s imagery we usually attribute to assault, to the presence of physical or emotional violence.

February 4, 2013
Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s videos of the paparazzi who shoot him

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s videos of the paparazzi who shoot him

Joseph Gordon-Levitt whipped out his video camera and confronted some paparazzi who were firing flashbulbs in his face. They were dicks.

via Boing Boing: http://boingboing.net/2013/02/03/joseph-gordon-levitts-videos.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boingboing%2FiBag+%28Boing+Boing%29

Joseph Gordon-Levitt whipped out his video camera and confronted some paparazzi

February 4, 2013
Reckless photography

Link: Reckless photography – latimes.com

The best way to cope with this issue is not by passing new laws that target photojournalists but by more aggressively enforcing existing laws against driving too close, speeding, trespassing — and jaywalking

January 7, 2013
Justin Beiber Wants Stronger Anti-Paparazzi Law After Photographer’s Death

Justin Beiber Wants Stronger Anti-Paparazzi Law After Photographer’s Death

Justin Beiber today called for new legislation after the death of a photographer who was hit by a car after crossing a busy highway on foot to photograph the star’s Ferrari last night.

via NPPA: https://nppa.org/node/27145

“Humaidan, who has won several international awards in photojournalism, is believed to have been targeted for his images of Bahraini protesters. But he’s also the latest case in what has become a relentless power struggle between Bahrain’s regime and the country’s opposition.
“

January 2, 2013
California Anti-Paparazzi Law Fails First Court Challenge

California Anti-Paparazzi Law Fails First Court Challenge | PDNPulse

A California law meant to impose special penalties on the paparazzi for reckless driving has been declared unconstitutional by a Los Angeles County superior court judge, according to several news reports. Judge Thomas Rubinson said the law was too broad

via PDNPulse: http://pdnpulse.com/2012/11/california-anti-paparazzi-law-fails-first-court-challenge.html

Judge Thomas Rubinson said the law was too broad when prosecutors invoked it against photographer Paul Raef. The paparazzo was charged with reckless driving last July after a high-speed chase of pop star Justin Bieber’s car.

November 15, 2012
Creepshots and revenge porn: how paparazzi culture affects women

Creepshots and revenge porn: how paparazzi culture affects women

The row over topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge continues. But Kate is not alone. Young women everywhere – famous and non-famous – are increasingly becoming victims of voyeurism in our internet age

via the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/sep/22/creepshots-revenge-porn-paparazzi-women

The row over topless pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge continues. But Kate is not alone. Young women everywhere – famous and non-famous – are increasingly becoming victims of voyeurism in our internet age

September 22, 2012
Russell Brand Agrees to Community Service for Throwing Photog’s iPhone

Link: PDN Pulse » Blog Archive » Russell Brand Agrees to Community Service for Throwing Photog’s iPhone

Shortly after the incident, Brand made light of his actions on his Twitter feed with a post that said: “Since Steve Jobs died I cannot bear to see anyone use an iPhone irreverently, what I did was a tribute to his memory.”

July 29, 2012
Alec Baldwin — EXPLODES on Another Photog

Alec Baldwin — EXPLODES on Another Photog

Alec Baldwin got physical with ANOTHER photog in New York City moments ago … verbally blasting the guy in the middle of the street, squeezing his arm and ordering him to scram.

via TMZ: http://www.tmz.com/2012/06/29/alec-baldwin-paparazzi-attack-explodes-new-york-threat/

The source also says … when one resident asked the photog to stop “harassing everyone,” the photog told the person, “f**k you.”

July 2, 2012
Photojournalist or Paparazzo? A Distinction with a Difference

Photojournalist or Paparazzo? A Distinction with a Difference – NPPA Advocacy Committee

All paparazzi are photographers. But not all photographers are paparazzi. The problem is that in a time of catchy phrases, it seems that many media outlets are unable or unwilling to take the time to distinguish between the two. In the aftermath of actor

via NPPA Advocacy Committee: http://blogs.nppa.org/advocacy/2012/06/21/photojournalist-or-paparazzo-a-distinction-with-a-difference/

In the aftermath of actor Alec Baldwin’s assault on photographers who were waiting for him on a public street outside the New York City Marriage License Bureau this week, the distinction between the use of the pejorative “paparazzi” as a way to denigrate members of the media is not only unfortunate, but does a disservice to all photographers and journalists who strive to earn a living through visual storytelling.

June 25, 2012
Another Alec Baldwin outburst

Link: Another Alec Baldwin outburst | JIMROMENESKO.COM

June 19, 2012
Ron Galella: America’s Most Famous Paparazzi Photographer

LightBox | Time

Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time

via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/05/14/ron-galella/#1

“The paparazzi culture has changed drastically,” he says. “When I did it, you had the great freedom to shoot—no fans, no security, no publicists. And I don’t miss it too much because I have the gold in my files.”

May 14, 2012
Whitney Houston: It’s also photojournalism

Link: La Lettre de la Photographie

Paul Harris is the head of Pacific Coast News, one of the largest paparazzi agencies on the West Coast…

ask yourself this, if it was not for the prying inquisitive media who would keep these people honest ? Ordinary people have to pay to get into clubs, abide by laws and pay fines when caught, Celebrities and Fat Cats can often bribe , promise favors or talk their way out of situations just because of who they are, we need the media to keep a level playing field for us all.

February 28, 2012
Paparazzi

VII The Magazine:

In this interview with VII The Magazine, Jessica Dimmock, talks about her time with the modern paparazzo. They are young, male, aggressive, often foreign, and must go to increasingly dramatic lengths to get their images. Jessica discusses her experiences, the high speed car chases, trespassing, tipping informants and the secret alliances that are all regular parts of the high stakes business. To see the film by Jessica Dimmock, “Paparazzi”, go to The Features and The Videos on VII The Magazine.

September 26, 2011
Anne Hathaway channels paparazzi frustration into gangsta rap : Daily Dish

Anne Hathaway channels paparazzi frustration into gangsta rap

AP Photo/NBC, Peter Kramer Actress Anne Hathaway has explained the reason behind her gangsta rap on late night TV earlier this week – she’s taken to writing rhymes to exercise her anger…

via Daily Dish: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=95675

Anne Hathaway rapped, “I’m a paparazzi/I don’t play no Yahtzee/I go pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop/My camera’s up your crotch…”

August 19, 2011
Adrian Grenier’s ‘Meta’ Documentary on HBO – NYTimes.com

A Kid With a Camera and a Documenter

Adrian Grenier, the star of HBO’s “Entourage,” has made a surprisingly well-thought-out documentary, “Teenage Paparazzo.”

Link: http://tv.nytimes.com/2010/09/27/arts/television/27teenage.html?ref=television

Those annoyed by the trendy term meta are going to be disinclined to tune in “Teenage Paparazzo,” a film about a 14-year-old who takes pictures of famous actors, made by one of those actors, who became famous for playing a famous actor, being shown on the cable outlet that carries the famous actor’s show. Let’s pause briefly while you go take some antidizziness pills.

September 26, 2010
Legislators prepare to vote on paparazzi crackdown – latimes.com

the California Newspaper Publishers Assn. argues that laws on the books already allow the prosecution of people who recklessly flout traffic and trespassing laws. Heaping new penalties on violators just because they are seeking photographs, the organization says, is an affront to the 1st Amendment.

Link: Legislators prepare to vote on paparazzi crackdown – latimes.com

August 26, 2010