Tom Patton: 25 #CelebrityPortraits I made at wax museums: https://zorz.it/VaRDh

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Portraits of Sean Penn

1) Yasuhiro Wakabayashi, known professionally as Hiro, 1983
2) Lance Staedler, Omaha Nebraska, 1990
3) Richard Lautens, 1995
4) Lance Staedler, Omaha, 1990

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Photographers Are on Mission to Fix Wikipedia's Famously Bad Celebrity Portraits

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photos by Brigitte Lacombe | Brigitte lacombe, #Celebrityportraits...

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These Portraits by Phil Sharp Make You Wonder

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Rock Star Bryan Adams is Photographing the 2022 Pirelli Calendar

Bryan Adams -- a musician perhaps best known for his hit "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" -- has been tapped to photograph the 2022 Pirelli calendar. The singer-turned-photographer is currently shooting the likes of Iggy Pop, Jennifer Hudson, and Grimes.

While Adams was announced as the photographer for the calendar back in June, a detailed story from CNN pulls back the curtain on what to expect from the upcoming high-profile calendar. Pirelli's 2022 calendar will be themed "On the Road" and will see Adams reimagining backstage moments with a cast of musicians. The Canadian-born musician has been working as a professional photographer for over a decade and will join a list of iconic names like Annie Leibovitz and Peter Lindbergh as those who have photographed for the calendar.

The photos, of which many behind-the-scenes images can be seen in the CNN story, supposedly draw on Adams' forty years of touring and will tell the story of how musicians get the initial spark of creativity for a song through the performances at a show. While he will act as creative director, Adams says he will draw heavily on the experiences of those in front of the lens.

"You know, I can only do so much as a photographer," he explains to CNN. "I can only set the scenario, and after then it's up to the subject to make it work. And I will say that the more people give, then the better the photographs."

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The Pirelli calendar has historically been known for its sensual images of women, it has attempted to reinvent itself in response to the #MeToo era. The aforementioned Leibovitz was a major player in that move back in 2015 as instead of shooting scantily clad (or unclad) models and celebrities, Leibovitz decided to feature portraits of notable women professionals, such as those who have made a mark in art, entertainment, business, philanthropy, and more.

Adams will continue in that new tradition as his calendar will include several men. Adams is not the first to include men (CNN notes that the late Karl Langerfeld cast Baptise Giaocomini to play the Greek god Apollo in 211), Adams told the news agency that he would be remiss to not include some men "in an equal opportunity way." One image that will be revealed when the images are published later this year features Iggy Pop covered in silver paint in a recreation of his after-show celebrations.

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Rapper Jay-Z Sues Photographer for Selling His Likeness

Acclaimed rapper Jay-Z has filed a lawsuit against photographer Jonathan Mannion -- who photographed Jay-Z's 1996 debut album "Reasonable Doubt" -- for misusing his likeness, which includes the sale of merchandise such as photo prints and shirts, and licensing his image without the rapper's permission.

According to Reuters, the complaint states that Mannion violated Jay-Z's publicity rights under California law and that the photographer cannot sell the rapper's image or do with them as he pleases without his consent.

"Mannion has developed a highly-profitable business by selling copies of photographs of JAY-Z on Mannion’s website and retail store, and by selling licenses to others to use JAY-Z’s image," the complaint alleges. "Mannion has done so on the arrogant assumption that because he took those photographs, he can do with them as he pleases. But JAY-Z never gave Mannion the right to use his likeness for these or any other purposes. And without that permission, Mannion has no legal right to do so. JAY-Z has asked Mannion to stop, but he refuses to do so."

The lawsuit alleges that not only has Mannion declined to stop selling the images, but he requested millions of dollars in order to do so.

Jay-Z's complaint also alleges that Mannion's entire career is based on his early association with the rapper and asserts that the photographer knows he needs Jay-Z's permission in order to sell the photos, but "does not care." Further, the complaint paints Jay-Z as a victim of years of exploitation and states that "it is an all-too-common occurrence in the music industry for a person in Mannion’s position to take advantage of up-and-coming stars who are not always in a position to vindicate their rights."

Mannion was initially compensated for his work for Jay-Z's 1996 album and during that process captured "hundreds of photographs" of the rapper according to legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The photographer has since sold those photos for sometimes upwards of tens of thousands of dollars each over the years.

"It is ironic that a photographer would treat the image of a formerly-unknown Black teenager, now wildly successful, as a piece of property to be squeezed for every dollar it can produce," the complaint continues. "It stops today."

The photographer's attorney Sara Hsia told Reuters that she is "confident that the First Amendment protects Mr. Mannion's right to sell fine art prints of his copyrighted works."

The lawsuit is the latest whose verdict will hinge on who owns the rights to the photos of celebrities -- the photographer, or the celebrity whose likeness has been captured.

In February, Lebron James settled with a photographer over his alleged misuse of the photographer's photo on social media. In that case, the photographer alleged that James had misappropriated his image for his social media feed without compensating the photographer. It was the most recent example of celebrities using photos on social media without the permission of the photographer.

To date, cases where image rights are concerned have generally favored the photographer. In this particular case, the final verdict may hinge on the original contract signed between Jay-Z and Mannion and the image rights stated therein.

Image credits: Header photo licensed via Depositphotos.

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