Paparazzi! by Jessica Dimmock
Paparazzi! explores the ghoulish fascination with images of celebrities
and looks at the hunter/prey relationship between photographer and
hollywood star.
As newspapers across the country go under and editorial
magazines grow thinner, celebrity magazines are amongst the few forms
of print media making any profit.
Thus the story of the paparazzi also
tells the story of the current state of American culture.
The modern paparazzi - young, male, aggressive, often foreign - must go
to increasingly dramatic lengths to get their images.
High speed car
chases, trespassing, tipping informants and secret alliances are all
regular parts of the business.
Paparazzi clamor for a shot of Jessia Simpson as she comes out of the restaurant Madeo in Los Angeles, Calif. ( klik, klik tālāk ),
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