At present, everyone loves to take photos of their weddings, birthdays, or any other special event. They click pictures using their mobile phones or tablets without any hassle. This is the reason that at present, people might not show as much interest in the photographs taken as they used to. But in the past, people purchased tons of expensive celebrity photographs by paying millions for them. Also, purchasing photographs was a main thing back then and earned huge fame.
However, if you are thinking that people today do not show any interest in photographs, that is not the case. Photography is still valued nowadays but do you think you can buy just a single photograph by paying money in millions? Just think that you are paying a million for one picture. Below, we will discuss the most expensive photographs that sold for millions throughout the world.
The Most famous and Costly Photo Shoot in the World
Many people will get attracted by beautiful paintings, but don’t forget that the photographs can be as valuable and as mesmerizing as any painting. Let’s have a look at the list of the most expensive celebrity photographs that sold for millions.
Photograph | Price |
Vivienne Marcheline & Knox Leon | 15,000,000 dollars |
Shiloh Nouvel | 4,100,000 dollars |
Max & Emme | 6,000,000 dollars |
Levi Alves | 3,000,000 dollars |
Pax Thien | 2,000,000 dollars |
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher’s Wedding | 3,000,000 dollars |
Dannielynn | 2,000,000 dollars |
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker’s Wedding | 2,000,000 dollars |
Vivienne Marcheline and Knox Leon
The twin babies photograph of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Knox Leon, and Vivienne Marcheline, are referred to as the most expensive photograph ever sold in the world. The photograph was published in Aug 2008. The babies were born on the 12th of July in France and at first, published by Hello Magazine and People Magazine. The price of this expensive photograph was around 15 million.
If we look at this photograph, it is a picture of both parents, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, looking at the baby adorably. Also, you can see a click of the two-year-old daughter of the parents, holding the baby. The couple reported that they were so shocked and amazed when they came to know that they were having twins.
Publishers | Year | Price | Parents |
Hello Magazine, People Magazine | 2008 | 15 million dollars | Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
Shiloh Nouvel
Another expensive photograph with the price in millions was of Shiloh Nouvel. This photograph was published by People Magazine for the first time. In the year 2006, the photograph of the daughter of celebrity parents, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, was sold for approximately 4.1 million dollars. Shiloh Nouvel was the 1st biological child of the couple, this is the reason why this photograph price was so expensive. The picture was so beautiful and stunning and captured the attention of thousands of people throughout the world.
Publishers | Year | Price | Parents |
People Magazine | 2006 | 4.1 million dollars | Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
Max & Emme
The twin babies photograph of the well-known celebrity couple, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, are included in the list of most expensive photographs with a high price tag of approximately six million dollars. The babies were just a month old and they got their 1st debut photoshoot for well-known publishers, People magazine. It was published in the year 2008, March and became popular worldwide in a short time.
Also, the couple got married in the year 2004 and Jennifer Lopez already has 2 sons and a daughter from their 2 past relationships. This was the 3rd marriage of Lopez. Both of them worked together in the film called El Cantante, which was a movie regarding salsa legend Hector Lavoe.
Publishers | Year | Price | Parents |
People Magazine | 2008 | 6 million dollars | Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
Levi Alves
Celebrity couple, Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey welcomed their 1st son in the year 2008. Matthew McConaughey, who became a father for the 1st time, was published by the popular publisher, Ok! Magazine along with his girlfriend and newly born son. The celebrity couple was in a relationship for almost 2 years and then gave birth to their 1st born, Levi Alves.
Both of them were given the huge money of around 3 million dollars for their son’s photograph. In Aug 2008, this picture was published in which Levi Alves was looking at the camera perfectly along with his parents. Also, Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey had 2 more kids after their son, one daughter and a son.
Publishers | Year | Price | Parents |
Ok! Magazine | 2008 | 3 million dollars | Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey |
Pax Thien
In March 2007, the 1st pictures of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were published by People Magazine for around 2 million dollars. The well-known celebrity couple saw the baby in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in an orphanage home. Both of them were immediately captivated by Pax Thien. The couple decided to adopt the child at that moment. He was the 3rd adopted child of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The pictures of Pax and Angelina were clicked after she adopted the 3-year-old son, Pax. After People magazine, the adoption pictures of Pax Thien were also sent to OK! Magazine but the money was kept confidential and secret.
Publishers | Year | Price | Parents |
People Magazine | 2007 | 2 million dollars | Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie |
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher’s Wedding
On 24th September 2005, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher got married at their house in Beverly Hills. The rumors began to spread about the marriage of the power couple, and finally, after a few weeks of research, the 1st wedding pictures of their marriage were published by OK! Magazine. The publishers paid a huge amount of money, reportedly around three million dollars.
Moreover, in their wedding pictures, Ashton Kutcher was wearing a fedora and a cream Brooks Brothers suit while Demi wore a stunning white Lanvin gown. In an interview with the OK! Magazine, Ashton declared that he made the smartest decision by marrying Demi. In response to Ashton’s statement, Demi replied with the same feelings and said that he is so proud and happy to be Mrs. Ashton Kutcher.
Publishers | Year | Price | Couple |
OK! Magazine | 2005 | 3 million dollars | Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher |
Dannielynn
There was always confusion about the real father of Dannielynn. At the death of Anna Nicole Smith, Dannielynn was only eight months old. However, Howard K. Stern who was the personal attorney of Nicole Smith, claimed that he is the biological father of his daughter, Dannielynn, with his name on her birth certificate. Everybody used to believe this at that time.
But after a long legal case, it was declared that entertainment and fashion photographer, Larry Birkhead was the biological father of a beautiful daughter, Dannielynn. It was proved by accurate DNA tests. Once the news went viral, OK! Magazine instantly paid two million dollars for Dannielynn’s 1st pictures with her biological dad in April 2007. Since Larry got custody for his daughter, she has been living with him and is now almost 17 years old.
Publishers | Year | Price | Parents |
OK Magazine | 2007 | 2 million dollars | Larry Birkhead and Anna Nicole Smith |
Eva Longoria and Tony Parker’s Wedding
In Paris, the wedding of the famous celeb couple, Eva Longoria and Parker took place. It was a 3-day luxurious wedding that is rumored to be expensive with more than a million revealing the total amount for the hotel and as well as flight for their guests. Longoria has done a 2- 2-million-dollar contract with OK! Magazine for her wedding pictures with Tony Parker from 7th July. As per reports, Ok! Magazine and people were in a money battle for getting the pictures, and at last, OK! said to give more money. The pictures of the entire wedding, dress, celebration, and reception were given to Ok! magazine to look at Longoria and Parker celebrating their wedding in the most romantic city worldwide.
Publishers | Year | Price | Couple |
OK! Magazine | 2007 | 2 million dollars | Eva Longoria and Parker |
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