Famous Photo

A couple of months ago, a new world-record was set for the highest price paid for a photograph at auction. (As an aside, this sale pales in comparison to the $140 million paid for a Pollock Jackson painting, in 2006.) The following photograph was sold for $4.33 million.

http://www.thisweekinphoto.com/2011/the-worlds-most-expensive-photograph/

What do you think? Is it worth $4.33 million? To my tastes, no. It's a nice enough picture, but I don't find there to be anything spectacular about it. Regardless, the article linked to above is quite interesting and not very long. The author also gives an example of a photograph that he thinks would be worth more - and it's a very stunning image!

Read on!