If the picture is estimated at a thousand words, then the ones presented below will be comparable to “By war and peace". While most of us worry about selfies getting one of two possible ratings in Instagram, the photographers on this list receive millions for their imagination, creativity, creating and revealing breathtaking images.
Peter Lik is accustomed to the high cost of his photographs: “Illusion" and "Eternal moods"In November 2014 went for $ 2.4 and $ 1.1 million, respectively, and"One»Earned $ 1 million in 2010.
Take a look at the most expensive photos of all time, then flip through your phone's album. You never know, maybe the panorama of the beach could make you a real photographer overnight. You might be interested in the article 10 incredible photos that look like Photoshop.
20. Peter Lik "One" (2010) $ 1,000,000
19. Andreas Garski "Kuwait Stock Exchange II" (2008) $ 1,014,354
18. Thomas Stat "Pantheon. Rome" (1990/1992 printed) $ 1,049,000
17. Edward Weston "Nautilus" (1927) $ 1,105,000
16. Richard Avedon "Dovima with the Elephants" (1955) $ 1,151,976
15. Richard Prince "Untitled (Cowboy) (1989) $ 1,248,000
14. Alfred Steiglitz "Geodria O'Keeffe (Nu)" (1919) $ 1,360,000
13. Alfred Steiglitz "Geodria O'Keefe (Hands)" (1919) $ 1,470,000
12. Edward Weston "Nu" (1925) $ 1,600,000
11. Dmitry Medvedev "Tobolsk Kremlin" (2009) $ 1,750,000
10. Unknown "Billy the Kid (Fort Sumner, New Mexico)" (1879-80) $ 2,300,000
9. Andreas Garski "Chicago Stock Exchange" (1997) $ 2,355,597
8. Cindy Sherman "Unknown # 153" (1985) $ 2,700,000
7. Edward Steichen "Moonlight Pond" (1904) $ 2,928,000
6. Stock Exchange III "(1997) $ 3,298,755
5. Andreas Garski's "99 Cents II Diptychon" (2001) $ 3,346,456
4. Jeff Wall "Conversation of the Dead Troops" (1992) $ 3,666,500
3. Cindy Sherman "Untitled # 96" (1981) $ 3,890,500
2. Andreas Garski "Rhine II" (1999) $ 4,338,500
1. Peter Lik "Phantom" (1999) $ 6,500,000
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In the video of the Foto Azbuka channel, several more photos are presented, the cost of which is several times higher than the annual salary of the average Russian.
