List of most expensive celebrity photographs

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This is a list of the most expensive celebrity photographs as determined by the fees paid to the subjects, or often their parents, for permission to publish them.

TypePerson(s)Publisher(s)Publication dateReported priceRef
Baby photos Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline Jolie-Pitt People & Hello! August 2008$15,000,000 [1]
Baby photos Emme Maribel Muñiz and Maximilian David People March 2008$6,000,000 [2]
Baby photos Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt People June 2006$4,100,000 [3]
Wedding photos Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher OK! October 2005$3,000,000 [4]
Baby photos Levi Alves McConaughey OK! August 2008$3,000,000 [5]
Baby photos Prince Jackson National Enquirer March 1997$2,000,000 [6]
Baby photos Sabrina Sakaë Mottola ¡Hola! November 2007$2,000,000 [7]
Post-adoption photos Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt People March 2007$2,000,000 [8]
Post-paternity case photos Larry and Dannielynn Birkhead OK! April 2007$2,000,000 [9]
Wedding photos Eva Longoria and Tony Parker OK! July 2007$2,000,000 [10]
Baby photos Max Liron Bratman People February 2008$1,500,000 [11]
Wedding photos David Beckham and Victoria Beckham OK! July 1999£1,000,000
Baby photos Honor Marie Warren OK! July 2008$1,500,000 [12]
Wedding photos Anna Nicole Smith and Howard K. Stern People September 2006$1,000,000 [13]
Baby photos Maddie Briann Aldridge OK! July 2008$1,000,000 [14]
Baby photos Harlow Winter Kate Madden People February 2008$1,000,000 [15]
Baby photos Kingston James McGregor Rossdale OK! June 2006$575,000 [16]
Couple photos Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Us Weekly April 2005$500,000 [17]
Baby photos Sean Preston Federline People November 2005$500,000 [18]
Visibly pregnant photos Angelina Jolie People January 2006$500,000 [19]
Last photo Daniel Smith In Touch September 2006$400,000 [20]
Baby photos Matthew Alejandro Mottola ¡Hola! September 2011$300,000 [21]

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  21. ↑ E! News (2011). "Las fotos del hijo de Thalía cuestan 300 mil dólares" (in Spanish). E! . Retrieved September 7, 2016.
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