This Photo Sold For R75 Million

11 Dec 2014 by Jasmine Stone in Art, Culture, Digital Photography, Lifestyle

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There has been a lot to do with photography lately, and that just goes to show that whilst we may all be Instagramming and Snapchatting the hell out of absolutely everything, there is still actual, real talent out there.

Take this picture, for instance, called “Phantom”:

It was shot by Peter Lik in Arizona’s Antelope Canyon, and Lik just sold it for $6.5million.

Yes, put down your calculator. That is R75million.

It has beaten the previous record by a cool $2.2million, which was sold in 2011.

At least this one was in colour…

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