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Paparazzi in Lithuania has never been the epicenter of tragedies such as the death of Welsh Princess Diana 20 years ago when sensational hunters The persecution has become one of the versions the most important of the investigation on the causes of the accident.

O and such painful lessons for these publishers, as an administrative penalty for invasion of privacy, honor and dignity in the Laimos and Dalius Mertinas cases. The couple was photographed on a nudist beach and the fine imposed on the court by a banquet newspaper "LT" became one of the nails of the magazine's publication

Gi Kristina Brazauskienė in the distance 2002 could have been applauded by the paparazzi and thanks to the daily Lietuvos rytas it, then again Butrimiene, a novel with my sister, Prime Minister Algirdas Nicolas Brazausku, smoothly surmounted all the difficult stages of divorce to marriage within 10 days. But the Lithuanian photographer of the Associated Press, who kissed the rest of the couple "under the towel", does not have the merit of making these famous photos of the Egyptian beach.

On the first sumptuous trip, after the Brazauskas husband, of course, the secretary of the newspaper "Lietuvos rytas" Paulius Lileikis flew away secretly, the editor of the daily Gedvydas Vainauskas escaped with the promise of a prize of $ 5,000 s? he managed to grab a tasty vacation. "The question remains whether I made such a shot, but understand that money is fine, but only that day, and then we have to communicate with these people," said P. Lileikis. , who has repeatedly stressed here – the work of the paparazzi requires "to extinguish the emotions".

The scandalous work of the paparazzi in Lithuania is not related to the stars of the show, but to the politicians. Many of the show 's stars, handled by freelance photographer Vigant Ovadnev, successfully manipulate personal information and are more often seen as victims of paparazzi than as partners, when both parties do their work professionally and both profit from it. more attention. reward A foreign observer usually does not understand that the photographer did not sleep in a tree or car in the car near the house.

The journalist Grazinas Ramanauskaitė-Tyumenenius deals mainly with investigations and complaints of public places and later social networks. Normally, this is the end of pbaders-by and presentation executives with a negative context. Their "heroes" often say that they have not noticed that they have been photographed and complain about their appearance with insulting comments – "Dručkė prays McDonald, eating a burger."

"Usually interested in knowing whether there is a violation or not," said G. Ramanauskaitė -Homeone – Of course, it is a violation – feisbuk n & # 39; 39 is not outside the law. It's a public space, and the account manager, person, becomes the organizer and the broadcaster of public information. You must therefore comment and publish responsibly. But we can not open an investigation of our own initiative for violation of honor and dignity or privacy. A statement from the party concerned is necessary for that. "

The General Data Protection Regulation, which came into effect at the end of May, has not improved the work and decisions of professional photographers or amateur photographers." The Journalist Ethics Inspector points out that laws protecting children – protecting minors from the negative effects of the public environment and informing the public – suggest having written permission from parents or their representatives to edit the images of children, and l & 39; the entry into force of the European regulation has not changed anything, but perhaps because of its pervasive influence, the attitude of society towards compliance with these provisions will eventually change.

In Lithuania , the paparazzi do not find themselves in dramatic situations such as those of French colleagues. (Photo by Scanpix)

Photographers must respect the rules and take photos full time. s here, sometimes the clarity is low, G. Ramanauskaitė-Tyumenenienė admitted: "How many lawyers and opinions. There are lawyers who believe that if a public event – consent is not necessary. But there are those who are in the opposite position. Thus, sometimes the interpretation of the courts is necessary. "

Affairs without emotion

The legislative changes of the photographer with 30 years of experience are obvious:" Every year more restrictions, it is more difficult to work. "He loved to remember the When photographers could even walk past the Sejm Hall and screw up the camera by talking to lawmakers, on the other hand, having tabled reporters on the balcony, parliamentarians did not make life easier for them. "It's crazy doing – there is a lot to see from the top. Once, I photographed curator Andriy Kubilius, reading a message from a woman on the phone. I'm excited, I read … She was angry that she did not show her favorite series because of a delay in the Seimas session. Next time, I photographed a notebook for the former Minister of National Defense Rasos Juknevičienė. There were recorded expenses of the government budget for his costumes. Some of them cost 5000 litas. Is it paparazation? Yes! Interesting people Interesting! "- said P. Lileikis.

We can not speak here of any permanent or artistic value.It is an affair without emotion.

The conscience of shameful politicians or their wives does not not spoil: "It's an unemotional affair.You can not talk about any kind of artistic value.It's the same thing as an X-ray room.I went there- down on my shirt: "Hello, colleagues." They are also photographers. "

V. In Oviedo, I would also talk about paparazzi "golden time" in my day. He has accumulated experience in People magazine. The productive moment was when the best basketball players got married one after the other – a reluctance to become a topic of curiosity centered on the public's desire to see their celebration, and media leaders were determined to achieve. V. Ovadneva then received several thousand litas for successful hikes. He was touched by the fact that they crossed the head, or more precisely, climbed shrubs, climbed trees and risked meeting the men of rigorous protection

The culprit

At that time, he was born There was not even a shudder. Ovadnevas: "People could have shown that they did not want to be photographed. But thanks to God, the heroes did not know it, and the photographers in the media did not care – we gave everything to the editorial board and we did not think about the law. It's a matter of doing it or not. In recent years, when the photos are worn immediately on the portal, the responsibility lies with their own shoulders.

It is interesting to know if today he is dreaming of downloading a glorious cliché on the portal where Simo Yasaiti and Oksana Pikul were recorded. Having raised the major with dissatisfaction with the intentions of the photographer, the basketball player was found in a magazine with a photo of the size of a page. As the actor Vytautas Šapranauskas. "So he was just starting to make friends with Eve and said that I would be forked, at the very least, if you could see a picture with a girlfriend, so as not to think that I was scared, j & rsquo; I worked hard for a few days to make it work.I saw it coming back with Eve at the door of the stairs … "

V. Ovadneva admits that in recent times, the red carpet is less intriguing to viewers, and celebrity life can be seen through Instagram or Feisbuke. But he does not think, however, that celebrity hunting grounds are already empty. "It may seem that the stars say everything themselves, but they announce that what is useful …"

His colleague P. Lileikis does not doubt: "There would be both paparazzi and photographs, if there were any who were paying money and who publishes these pictures, now everyone is afraid, they know all the laws, I always say: a real shot must cost so expensive that if you break the camera, you can buy a new one for this frame.It must be expensive.The motor of the paparazzi is money.Who else to do it – for an idea? What else can be the motive? It's a matter. Perform a photographic act with specifically calculated motions. "