Waiting, waiting for a walk that will never happen," wrote model Chrissy Teigen this week in a tweet that drew 350,000 "likes." Of course, the industry's controversial reputation means sympathy for paparazzi is likely to be limited. The long-lens nature of street shots - often taken from cars - at least allows for social distancing, in contrast to the massed photographers previously breathing down each other's necks at premieres or outside clubs. "But you can't have it all."Īnd there is another silver lining for those still in the paparazzi game. "It's very bittersweet, because we've got the demand, but no supply!" said Bauer. Ironically, the absence of these glitzy images - used by newspaper, magazines and television networks around the world - has heightened demand for the street snaps delivered by paparazzi.Įven images of D-listers who previously wouldn't have drawn global interest are being greedily snapped up by showbiz publishers.
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With movie premieres canceled, traditional red-carpet photographers are also out of work. Paparazzi are just one of countless strands of the Hollywood entertainment industry decimated by the lockdown. "The whole thing has been turned upside down." His agency, which employs around 20 photographers mainly on a freelance basis, went from issuing up to 7,000 celebrity photographs a month to around 500. "It's really not a pretty situation," he added.īauer estimates that his agency's photo output dropped almost overnight by 95 percent after stay-at-home orders were issued and most businesses shuttered.
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