Buzz Foto Debuts Celebrity Paparazzi Photo Retrospective In Los Angeles

Buzz Foto Debuts Celebrity Paparazzi Photo Retrospective In Los Angeles

Pop Culture Imagery Captures Pulse of an Era With 'Paparazzi As An Art Form'

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- In one of the first shows of its kind, Buzz Foto, LLC, a Los Angeles-based paparazzi agency, is hosting a retrospective of contemporary celebrity photos in "Paparazzi As An Art Form." An opening night celebrity reception will be held Friday, February 15, 2008 at the Maryam Seyhoun Gallery on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles. The show will run February 16 to 21 and is open to the public. Buzz Foto produces iconic images for magazines worldwide, bringing a certain elegance and art form to paparazzi style photography.

Encapsulating the present moment of our culture and the worldwide phenomenon of celebrity fixation, "Paparazzi As An Art Form" profiles the evolution of pop culture imagery and showcases the modern-day icons in a historical context, including enticing images of Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan.

"The Buzz Foto collection clearly illustrates that paparazzi photography can be a form of art. Executed properly, images of today's celebrities can exude an incredible amount of style and elegance that portray our ever-changing and exciting pop culture. Photos such as these are destined to one day grace the walls of major museums and galleries," said Brad Elterman, Buzz Foto co-founder who sold his first celebrity photo in 1974. "Consider Henri Cartier-Bresson, Walker Evans and Helen Levitt; each took photos of individuals without permission and set out to sell them. Their iconic photographs imitate the paparazzi style and today hang in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Our Buzz Foto photographs have the potential to hang next to those great masters."

Henry Flores, co-owner for Buzz Foto and a former engineer, said, "We're pleased to host a first-ever gallery showing of paparazzi art. All of our photographers maintain an excellent working rapport with the celebrity community, so we're certain they'll come out to see their photos."

Buzz Foto was founded by Elterman and Flores in 2006. Elterman is a thirty-year industry veteran who sold his prior celebrity photo agency, Online USA, Inc., to Getty Images in 2000.

Fine art printing of Buzz Foto gallery images provided by Media Street, Deer Park, New York.

About Buzz Foto, LLC

Buzz Foto, LLC is an international paparazzi photo agency based in Los Angeles that emphasizes "Paparazzi As An Art Form." Buzz Foto iconic images of celebrities regularly grace the pages of People, US Magazine, NY Post, New York Daily News and many other magazines in 30 countries. Recognized not only for creating photographs with signature iconic quality, the Buzz Foto staff is regarded among the most courteous in the industry, thereby making them a 'go to' resource for media and reference. Buzz Foto has appeared on ABC World News, Entertainment Tonight and Extra! http://www.buzzfoto.com/.

About Gallery Seyhoun

In 2004, Maryam Seyhoun opened Gallery Seyhoun in Los Angeles on upper Melrose Avenue in the heart of West Hollywood's gallery district. The gallery offers a changing exhibition of contemporary art. http://www.seyhoungallery.com/

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Source: Buzz Foto

CONTACT: Martha Blanchfield of RenegadePR, +1-707-254-8538,
martha@renegade-pr.com, for Buzz Foto; or Brad Elterman of Buzz Foto,
+1-310-441-4464, brad@buzzfoto.com

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http://buzzfoto.com/
http://www.bradelterman.com/
http://www.seyhoungallery.com/

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