A lot of my favorite street photographers work, the photos in physical prints are only sold on Magnum. And the price feels ridiculously expensive, $10000-$20000 for a photo poster. And its not like I can get the actual digital file or negative to print myself. Is this simply the price I have to pay just for being able to hang the photo as decoration in my room?
and its not like original art or oil painting where there will only be 1 copy ever made. the photo can be printed for very low cost. so I’m basically paying $10000, just for the “idea” of taking a photo?
I used to sell my limited edition signed panoramas for $499. 1ftx6ft, mounted.
The Las Vegas strip and Lighting where my biggest sellers.
I made much smaller sizes, unlimited print, for $29, rolled up in a tube. They were 4in x 3ft. (Not a one-to-one reduction) I made these myself and made a boat load of money from them in the early 2000’s.
For the right photo, well marketed, there is a lot of money to be made.