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by Izzy O'Reilly
Through my knowledge presented by the media, I am aware that not everyone’s life is that good…
The origin of the paparazzi can be traced all the back to over 70 years ago. Magazines desired the more natural looking, candid shots of the hottest celebrities developing and starring in the film industries. It started in the 1950s when groups of photographers would gather around the most demanded movie stars, pulling their best angle for a ‘natural looking’ shot. Gradually, over time more and more working class citizens were taking this profession under their arms, they were intrigued by the easy money, lack of experience or education needed and the ease of the job. Money grew over time and tabloids became an unspoken villain in our societies. We acknowledge these notoriously hard nosed, intrusive tabloid newspapers, but did we do anything to stop them?
A pinnacle point for the diabolical profession was around the time when celebrities became an obsession for the public and therefore a fuel powering the paparazzi. During the 90s, social media and the internet were starting to stick their rearing heads into our everyday lives. Headline news for the time was plastered with the engagement announcement of Princess Diana and Prince Charles'. At just 19, Diana had married into the most famous monarchy in the world and without realising had lost all protection and security from the media that she had in her past life. She had accumulated millions of supporters and some mega fans. It was her charming, elegant and kind hearted personality that won the country over but her level of knowledge on how to cope, stay secure and deal with the royal life posed a danger for her and as we know led to the complete control over her voice in the media.
We know from documentaries, movies, television and social media that Diana was taunted by these scrounging monsters (the paps) constantly and through every moment of every day when she didn’t have four walls around her. The security that once protected her, had now been abandoned due to her split from Prince Charles. Her life was consumed, know one was aware that she was suffering deeply with bulimia and depression that they were leading her to take drastic measures on her body and mind. Some say the route of it was her marriage!, some say the paparazzi!
I'm not sure which of the two it was down to, I think when you discuss matters of life, you have to speak openly but consciously, no one has a great life and you can see this through the life of Diana. The media tricks us into thinking all is well and dandy in others lives, our role models constantly looking gracious, lean and toned, everything we are not - within our own thoughts. No one out there has a smooth, fully functioning life where everything is calm and relaxed like the celebrities lives that we see, from the pictures, taken by the paparazzi. I think the main thing we NEED to tell ourselves when we are going through tough times in our life is that we are not the only ones that are suffering. There are nearly 8 billion people in this world and someone is going through a rough time too!
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