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  • This Photo of a Potato Sold for Over $1,000,000

    01/22/2016 6:56:52 AM PST · by BenLurkin · 50 replies
    petapixel.com ^ | 01/21/2016 | MIchael Zhang
    The photo, titled "Potato #345 (2010)," is by photographer Kevin Abosch, who charges huge fees to shoot portraits of famous business people in the Silicon Valley tech industry. Business Insider reports that Abosch's "iconic black backdrop" portraits have become a sort of status symbol among the elites of business and entertainment — the rich and famous pay over $150,000 for a photo shoot with Abosch, and up to $500,000 if commercial usage is included. In addition to shooting pricey portraits, Abosch is also a fine art photographer, and that’s how the potato photo came about. "Kevin likes potatoes because they,...