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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian04 May 2022 9:09 p.m. PST

Ron Galella learned his trade in the U.S. Air Force, working as a military photographer in the Korean War during his service from 1951 to 1955. He later took those skills and revolutionized the business of celebrity photography, making a long career out of taking unauthorized and candid photos of the rich and famous…

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79thPA Supporting Member of TMP05 May 2022 6:24 a.m. PST

He sounds like an ass.

Stryderg05 May 2022 1:24 p.m. PST

+1 79thPA
Someone once suggested that celebrities flood the tabloids with mundane photos for free. Removes the profit incentive of the photographer and adds cost to the tabloids (they have to sift through the pics to get a "good one").

emckinney05 Jun 2022 10:40 a.m. PST

"Removes the profit incentive of the photographer and adds cost to the tabloids (they have to sift through the pics to get a "good one")."

They already buy the photos in bulk--the photogs sell "everything I shot today."

If you make the mistake of poking around gossip sites on the Interwebs, you'll see exactly that--50 to 200 photos of some celeb walking a dog and drinking coffee, all in sequence. Electrons are cheap, why bother curating them?

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