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Regular paparazzi are pissed about the lowering of standards in their fine profession these days. The culprits are the unwashed "citizen paparazzi"—the regular people wandering around their hotel in Acapulco or whatever who suddenly bump into Nicole Richie engaging in sex acts with a dolphin, snap a picture, and sell it to some photo agency, or straight to the tabloids. But not for enough money, which is driving down the price for the pros [WSJ]. Plus, the career paparazzi object to all these rank amateurs staking out celebrities alongside them, without observing the honorable, secret codes of conduct that make the pros so popular around town. The amateurs are disdainfully referred to as "TMZ-type" photogs who are bad because "In the past, photographers would've given (Angelina Jolie) some breathing room." We here at Gawker know how it is. We had to fight off all those citizens with cell phone cameras to snag our own celebrity photo holy grail:
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aw jeez ham, could we have gotten a NSFMyEyes warning on that?
Matthew McConaughey with his shirt on?
proof that even the paparazzi and average people can be degenerate. who else do you think buy the magazines with those pictures. it takes two to tango.
I ended up in a paparazzi stampede in Paris. It was pretty terrifying and amazing at the same time. Since we were tourists and had no idea who the local celebrity was, my friend and I took pictures of the paps. They yelled at us. We yelled back. In German. Wouldn't want anyone to think we were Ugly Americans. Sneaky!
Blinded me with forehead!
You didn't give his hair any room!
He looks like he's leaning into a strong wind.
SIPA PHOTOG
Hello, Star Magazine editor.
I have a photo of Angelina Jolie
giving birth to a leprechaun.
You can have it for $250,000.
STAR MAG EDITOR'S SECRETARY
Josh! You've got citipap on line 2!
JOSH (to SIPA PHOTOG)
Hold please. (Pushes button.)
Hello?
CITIPAP
Hello. Citizen Paparazzi, operative
2-4-Alpha-Niner here. Coverage area:
Des Moines. Equipment: Star-Tac cell
phone upgraded with 1.3 megapixel
camera.
JOSH
Yes?
CITIPAP
I have a photo of Angelina Jolie
giving birth to a leprechaun. You can
have it for $250.
JOSH
How about $100 and a six-week
sub to Star Magazine?
CITIPAP
Deal! Wheeee! (Away from phone.)
Yo Brad, I just got us free magazines,
yo!
JOSH
Contract's on the way. (Pushes button)
SIPA?
SIPA PHOTOG
Yes?
JOSH
About your photo...
His hair is electric, his necklace - eclectic.
Isn't anyone going to tell him he has a string of Christmas lights growing out of his scalp? That could be dangerous!
@PimpMyCouch: ...or that his Mickey Mouse ears are floating away?
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