“Once you’re a celebrity, always a celebrity. You have to face it. You’re a celebrity, you’re fair game in public areas.” – Ron Galella Celebrities are perfect. At least, this is the intent of various PR teams and studios. A celebrity must maintain an unattainable level of beauty and perfection,
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The “follow and ambush” style of paparazzi was created by Ron Galella in the 1950s and he was referred to as “Godfather of U.S. paparazzi culture,” “Paparazzo Extraordinaire,” and “King of Paparazzi.” Although the paparazzi does have a code of ethics, they walk on the thin line between their First
The image above was initially taken by Charles Moore who was involved in taking historic images of the Civil Rights Movement. Andy Warhol, who was an American artist and filmmaker, saw an image in a magazine and changed it by flipping and cropping it as well as adding color, claiming
The fashion house, Balenciaga, is undergoing major backlash after releasing their Spring/Summer 2023 gift line that appears to show children holding stuffed bears that are dressed in BDSM bondage-like gear. Consumers are saying that this ad is promoting child exploitation. The backlash against the brand was fast, storming the internet
In class I learned of a famous photographer called Weegee, also known as Arthur Fellig, who had an interest unlike others: he was obsessed with crime. And, in an article I found while doing more research on Weegee written by Katherine Brooks, she details how Weegee embodied the crimes of
Ahhhhhhh (Exhaling in satisfaction). When doing research for this article it was so nice to find journalism that just took my breath away in the way in which it narrated and displayed the stories of others. Being able to write and express a story in which a person can imagine,
In a society where we are taught that we are individuals and unique in a world so interconnected by technology, social media, the news and just life, there are all of these subgroups that are arising each and every day. And more and more we are asked to cater to
This month, Kathy Griffin appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher to discuss her career after the controversial photo of her holding a fake severed head of Donald Trump was released. Griffin stated that her career was “taken away overnight.” The photo gained her negative notoriety that came in the
When I visited Huis Marseille, a photography museum in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, I discovered Lionel Wendt, a man who hid his sexuality from the public eye despite his homoerotic photography. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka (formerly the British colony Ceylon between 1802 and 1948), Lionel Wendt lived from 1900 to
In what world is it okay to follow someone from their home to their place of business and to the gym? In what world is it acceptable to document another person’s hardships or the most personal moments of their life without permission or approval? None, you say? Unfortunately, this is