to wonder why anyone would choose to become a paparazzi photographer?

[wannaBe]

I mean seriously... why?

they can earn a fortune, dont need any training and most of them enjoy the buzz they get from it.

I guess you can earn lots of dosh if papers/mags decide to run with your pictures?

Make a lot of dough - very exciting when you get 'the shot'

there was a programme on about them a few weeks ago, its definately a certain type of person, you'd have to have skin as thick as a rhino hide and a huge excess of pushyness.

it's GRIM

do you know that Fritzl's daughter and her children have been moved to a SECURE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL because the British paps hounded them from their home, and it's the only place that they can escape them! It beggars belief

They do make a quite a good (if precarious) living.

There's a few celebs living round here and my dh often has a chat to them when he sees a group of them hanging around (about lenses and things - he's quite geeky about photography, bless him).

I think a high threshold for boredom is a prerequisite.

That's horrendous, mp.

My journalist friend told me those shots of David beckham rfling through the knikcre rail at Agent Provocateur years ago then were sold for £30,000 more than the average yearly salary. If you get THAT shot you can make ££££££s

I always knew I was stalking DB for a reason