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Photographer from Ireland sold a photo of potato for $1 million

Автор: OUTLOOK 03.02.2016 | art

Kevin Abosch, 47 years old, who used to take photos of Johnny Depp and Steven Spielberg shot its historical photo of absolutely insignificant vegetable in 2010.

Irish photographer famous because of his works in the minimalistic style, has reported to the local mass media that clients pay him 150 thousand dollars for a simple portrait and 500 thousand for the photo for commercial usage.

It continued until the usual reflection of a potato on a black backdrop caught sight of one businessman.

The photo called «Potato #345 (2010)» has been located in Parisian studio of Irish man for five years. Anonymous customer was imperturbable and gave unreal 750 thousand pounds (1 million dollars) for the photo, as The Irish Post reported.

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