Worlds newest most expensive photo

[kiwi]

http://www.petapixel.com/2011/11/09/...expensive-pic/

[Cyza]

why anyone would pay for that pic is beyond me, let alone 4+ million dollars.
Am I missing something...

[hopec]

I saw this on Facebook today.. I just don't get it. Not at all. Could think of so many things to do with over 4 mil.

[Geoff79]

Haha, I like this comment:

David Kozlowski10 hours ago
Dear Mr. Photo purchaser: Please feel free to browse through my
Flickr photostream. I also have alot of bad, unimaginative images
posted there that you might be interested in buying!

I seriously don't get it. Why not save a tonne of money and take close to the same photo yourself? To each their own, but I truly don't understand.

[Art Vandelay]

That wouldn't rate in the beginers section of our comps.

[Bennymiata]

If that shot was on my camera, I'd delete it as being just a very boring shot.

[CapnBloodbeard]

And whoever said that the art world is nothing but a huge joke, and the value of a work has absolutely nothing to do with how good (or bat**** boring) it actually is?

Just go through any 'respected' gallery if you need affirmation of that fact!

They must've put something in the water there - this one sold for $4.2mil http://www.businessinsider.com/chris...igh-estimate-7

Gursky is also the snapshotter behind '99 cent diptychon', sold for over $3mil.

I guess that's fiar though - it's even worse than his river shot!

How on earth can I join this scam???

[davearnold]

Art is subjective, and the value appears more in who took the photo, then what the photo is of !

[rellik666]

I quite like it, but $4Mill......blimey some people have so much money.......

[William]

I dont mind it to much, I like the Colour layers he has spotted , Not sure about the 4 Mil though, They could have bought this one of mine for $500

[LJG]

How does it make you feel Darren when that sells for that price, while you shoot infinitely better shots and are only making a living? To make matters worse it is photoshopped!

[Tommo1965]

im sorry..but that is bullshit to buy a photo for that amount of money..no wonder this world is in such a crap state , with all the twats with money being such idiots

[kiwi]

How do I feel ?

Jealous

[WhoDo]

I'll bet Gursky is (jealous) too! There is no way HE was paid that money for the shot. It was #1 of 6 prints and the others evidently hang in galleries around the world. This one came from a "distinguished private German collector" and Sotherby's declared an interest in it at their auction.

I can understand some wack job paying gazillions for an original and only version, but a single print from a limited edition? I guess art gallery curators are measured by how much money they can spend in a single purchase and get away with it!

[fillum]

How much does he charge for a wedding?

[kiwi]

$500 with all images processed and burnt on a DVD

[Kym]

I'd give it maybe a 3 on an AP Open comp

You can a high res of this for $200


Robe Sunset by cypheroz, on Flickr

[Mark L]

My wife has an eye for a good photo and can quickly sum up what she thinks about it (she has no interest in taking them though).
I showed her the worlds newest most expensive photo.
Immediate response, "Why."
My response, "".

[Longshots]

I've seen some excellent images sell for a pretty stunning price, but even I looked at this and went ### ? !!! The art world is insane sometimes. That in my humble opinion is a stunningly dull and uninteresting image, that I wouldnt personally part with $40 for. Each to their own I suppose.

And FWIW I was a guest judge this week at the South Australian Professional Photographic Awards, and also the International Loupe Awards, and had this come up at either, I would have scored it in the 50 - 60 range - and the scoring range is from 50 - 100 on both awards.

[Ezookiel]

I'm very much a beginner, so can't really judge it's merits, but I do see some interest in it - its naturally occuring layers of similar colours, with a strip of texture through the middle in the form of the water, so to me it isn't without any merit. It's a shot that I'd rate as "interesting"
But it's sure not something I'd bother buying, not at any price, and sure as hell not at THAT price.
There are a heck of a lot of people's photos in the CC and Non CC sections of this site that I'd be far quicker to lay money down for than that one (if I had any to lay down )