World's most expensive photo

[tbob]

I am shocked that such an artistic group cannot see the deeper meaning in this image; an assessment of the human condition.

At the base; stay on the straight and narrow. The grass is not greener on the other side. Things are dark and dismal with the potential for occasional rays of sunshine . And for most of the time you are all wet .

Brilliant!

[Donald]

I wonder if it's been Photoshopped!

Go and wash your mouth out with soap and stand in the corner!

I am shocked that such an artistic group cannot see the deeper meaning in this image; an assessment of the human condition.

At the base; stay on the straight and narrow. The grass is not greener on the other side. Things are dark and dismal with the potential for occasional rays of sunshine . And for most of the time you are all wet .

Yep, that's just what I thought too!

[Myk]

http://theonlinephotographer.typepad...-a-gursky.html
The actual location of the photograph, and an interesting video on Gursky.

[Hero]

That photo is exactly why i dislike my own country so much. It's full of dull flat scenes like these.
*Wonders if the buyer might perhaps be a very rich homesick Dutchman*

[MrB]

I wonder if it's been Photoshopped!

I was wondering if he shoots Raw or Jpeg!! (deja vu )

Philip

[Colin Southern]

That photo is exactly why i dislike my own country so much. It's full of dull flat scenes like these.
*Wonders if the buyer might perhaps be a very rich homesick Dutchman*

I'm just sobbing uncontrolably at the moment ... thinking of the potential billions and billions of dollars that I (and I'm sure many others) have thrown away when we've taken shots better than this and discarded them

[Colin Southern]

http://theonlinephotographer.typepad...-a-gursky.html
The actual location of the photograph, and an interesting video on Gursky.

Hmmm.

Interesting chap. Very nice chap. But I still think this redefines the term "reality distortion field"! (unless anyone else can figure out how (in his words) that photo "... about the meaning of life and the way things are ... and about the fullness and the emptiness" ...

Hmmmm.

[victor]

Can we ask what paper and inks were used ??

[ed engel]

Watched the video, seen the photographs, I don't get it.....Oh well

[Ashwin]

Marketing SKILL...

[Hansm]

What about this picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:To...y_Medvedev.jpg

Seems that in some cases just a name creats incredible prices.

[Donald]

What about this picture:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:To...y_Medvedev.jpg

Seems that in some cases just a name creats incredible prices.

Yeh, but the guy who bought it was probably threatened with the Gulag if he didn't get the price up to 51 million rubles.

[Colin Southern]

Watched the video, seen the photographs, I don't get it

Me neither. When it comes to art, perception trumps reality everytime.

[rosapearl]

But...it's so, so, so....homely

[Colin Southern]

But...it's so, so, so....homely

That does it ... the next time I shoot a photo like that it's going to be for sale for not less than $100,000!

[Sahil]

Could you all, nice, experienced people out there tell me WHAT IS THERE IN THAT PIC!!!

[Viana]

Could you all, nice, experienced people out there tell me WHAT IS THERE IN THAT PIC!!!

I think P. T. Barnum hit the nail on the head when he said:


"There's a sucker born every minute."


or, even better, as the child said: “The Emperor has no clothes on.”

[Hansm]

I wonder if you should sell your pictures for higher prices like € 10.000 instead of € 500.
Some people think "when it's expensive then it must be good"

[Loose Canon]

I need to contact this buyer.

I have a bridge and some ocean front property in Missouri I need to unload!

[krispix]

I wonder if you should sell your pictures for higher prices like € 10.000 instead of € 500.
Some people think "when it's expensive then it must be good"

There is a maxim in the Art world that if something is not selling, put the price up.

People are the biggest snobs when it comes to art. They'll hang a piece of crap on the wall and show it to all their friends, boasting how they 'only' paid £100,000 for it.