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photographers stories: 36 news summaries

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 For Paparazzi, Obamas 
 Are as Hot as Pitt-Jolies  

Paparazzi competition heats up for snaps of future first family

Jan 10, 09 8:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Hordes of photographers are gearing up to make their fortunes with photos of the glamorous new first family, Elizabeth Wolff writes in New York magazine.The transition team is trying to carefully manage images of the Obamas, but they're up against patient and wily paparazzi trying to sneak shots of... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • paparazzi • photograph • photographers • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama

Pix Bare Obama's Cocky College Days

Long-lost 1980 student photos of debonair freshman emerge

Dec 18, 08 5:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Long-lost photos of college freshman Barry Obama smoking and posing with a hat have emerged with Time magazine's "Man of the Year" story. Photographer Lisa Jack says the 1980 photo shoot of her fellow student at Occidental College in Los Angeles reveals a "spirit of fun and thoughtfulness"... More »

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Barack Obama • photograph • photographers • Occidental College

 Becks' 
 Bodyguard 
 Brawls With Pap 

No charges after Beverly Hills scuffle

Dec 8, 08 10:00 AM CST
(Newser) - David Beckham and his bodyguards went after the paparazzi yesterday—right in front of a Beverly Hills police station, E! Online reports. The soccer star was angry at being followed, and one of his bodyguards allegedly took matters into his own fists. Beckham and wife Victoria drove off before the... More »

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Victoria Beckham • paparazzi • celebrity • David Beckham • fight • photographers

 Mumbai 
 Photog: 
 'I Only Wish I 
 Had a Gun' 

Police wouldn't shoot at gunmen, he says

Nov 30, 08 9:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The photographer who took pictures of Mumbai terrorists seen worldwide snapped his train-station shots as armed police stood by, he told the Belfast Telegraph. “At one point, I ran up to them and told them to use their weapons. I said, 'Shoot them, they're sitting ducks!' but they... More »

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India • police • terrorist • photographers • Mumbai • guns • train station

 Friend Markets Palin Calendar 

Photo who was deputy to Wasilla mayor delves into album to tap zeitgeist

Oct 31, 08 2:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - A friend of Sarah Palin’s is cashing in on the mania for the candidate with a calendar, the Los Angeles Times reports. Photographer Judy Patrick, who was also Palin’s deputy mayor in Wasilla, Alaska, snapped Palin playing hockey and holding a shotgun. She gave some photos to the... More »

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Alaska • calendars • mayor • photographers • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin • Barnes & Noble • Wasilla

GLOSSIES

Pioneering Paparazzo Has Stars in His Eyes

Galella's iconic photos of 'Jackie O' helped define celebrity

Sep 15, 08 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Long before we got up close and personal—maybe too personal—with the likes of Britney, Paris, and Lindsay, Ron Galella was on celebrity's front lines. In a New York profile of the original American paparazzo, Emily Nussbaum meets the man who was sued by Jackie Onassis and beaten up... More »

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Hollywood • New York City • paparazzi • celebrity • TMZ • photographers • Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis • Ron Galella

 Kanye Charged in Photog Flap 

All falls down on rapper who has meltdown in front of TMZ's camera

Sep 11, 08 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cops busted Kanye West today for felony vandalism at Los Angeles International Airport, TMZ reports, after the short-tempered rapper confronted a paparazzo trying to photograph him and smashed his camera to the ground. West then spotted a TMZ photog, who was filming the incident. His bodyguard tussled with the man... More »

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Kanye West • paparazzi • vandalism • airport • photographers • LAX

 Angry Pitt
 Threatens Suit
 Over Baby Pix 

Shutterbug with telephoto lens sneaked shots of Pitt-Jolies

Jul 24, 08 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A fuming Brad Pitt has threatened to sue anybody who publishes photos surreptitiously taken of him and his family—including the new twins. A snapper recently captured the clan at their French mansion with a powerful telephoto lens, Reuters reports. Pitt and Angelina Jolie have sold the rights to the... More »

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Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • paparazzi • baby • photographers • Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt • Knox Leon Jolie-Pitt

Judges Back Rowling in Case Over Son Pics

UK outlets can't publish photos in ruling seen
as blow to paparazzi

May 7, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A British court approved JK Rowling’s request to ban publication of a photograph of her son, Reuters reports, reversing a lower circuit's ruling. "If a child of parents who are not in the public eye could reasonably expect not to have photographs of him published in the media,... More »

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Harry Potter • media • JK Rowling • paparazzi • celebrity • photograph • photographers

 Boring Britney Bad for Business 

Paparazzi are getting tired of star's good behavior

Mar 22, 08 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Now that she's under dad's control, the world of Britney Spears seems to be a lot more stable these days—good news for those concerned about her well-being but not so good for the paparazzi. She's long been a cash cow for tabloids, but now photographers are getting tired of... More »

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Britney Spears • tabloids • paparazzi • celebrity • photographers • Jamie Lynn Spears • Jamie Spears

LA Police Arrest 4 in Paparazzi Crackdown

Brit, LiLo followers
face jail time for blocking sidewalks

Feb 21, 08 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Even Britney Spears’ paparazzi can’t stay out of trouble, the Los Angeles Times reports. Late Tuesday and early yesterday, Los Angeles police arrested four shutterbugs for blocking sidewalks in their hunt for tabloid-worthy shots—part of a crackdown, using existing loitering and traffic laws, on increasingly aggressive photographers. All... More »

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media • Britney Spears • Lindsay Lohan • Los Angeles • tabloids • paparazzi • gossip • TMZ • photographers • Harvey Levin • Villa

Nude Lohan Pics Clone Epic Monroe Shoot

'Mean Girl' dons wig and little else for mag's Marilyn spread

Feb 19, 08 4:56 AM CST
(Newser) - Celebrity photographer Bert Stern has proved that he still prefers his blonds nude, snapping revealing pictures of Lindsay Lohan for New York magazine in a recreation of his famous 1962 Marilyn Monroe photo shoot. In the original, Monroe posed with only a few scarves and a glass of champagne. Blond... More »

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Lindsay Lohan • photography • celebrity • Marilyn Monroe • photographers • nude photo

LA Lawmaker Targets Paparazzi

Spears mayhem prompts call for 'personal safety zone' for celebs

Feb 2, 08 6:09 AM CST
(Newser) - A Los Angeles councilman is pushing for a "personal safety zone" for celebs after a 12-cop police escort—cost to the city, $25,000—was needed to get Britney Spears past paparazzi to a hospital this week, the Los Angeles Times reports. Councilman Dennis Zine said camera-toting hoards present... More »

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Britney Spears • Hollywood • law • paparazzi • photographers

Video Caught in Copyright Claim

Silicon Valley parody video taken down after photog complains

Dec 13, 07 1:18 AM CST
(Newser) - A parody video about the return of an Internet bubble by Bay Area group Richter Scales has been taken down from YouTube for copyright reasons, after a photographer complained about one of her images being used, Wired reports. The group claimed that it since it was satire, it was fair... More »

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YouTube • photography • Flickr • copyright • photographers

Photographer Haunted by Iraq Death

Did a soldier die so he could get a
picture, he wonders in talk about book

Nov 4, 07 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Photographer Ashley Gilbertson tried to be as emotionally removed as possible while working in Iraq, but once he let soldiers protect him as he ran to get a close-up. There was a shot, Gilbertson felt blood; one of the men protecting him was killed. It's something he has deeply regretted... More »

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Iraq • photography • war • photographers • PTSD • Ashley Gilbertson • Iraq war

Zut Alors! Sarko Blasts Photogs on US Boat Trip

Jumps on board, demands they stop snapping pics

Aug 6, 07 5:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Clad only in swim trunks, French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday lashed out at two US news photographers—screaming at them in French to scram—while he was vacationing with his family on a New Hampshire lake. "The president was very agitated, speaking French at a loud volume very rapidly,... More »

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New Hampshire • Nicolas Sarkozy • paparazzi • vacation • Lake Winnipesaukee • photographers

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