Celebrity photography is a subset of photojournalism

Photojournalism

Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism...

. Its subject matter is celebrities in the arts, sports and sometimes politics. There are three types of celebrity photography used by magazines and newspapers. They are:

• Event photography - Photographers who work celebrity related events, such as film premieres, parties and award shows. Event photographers also cover other events such as music festivals, weddings and private functions.
• Celebrity portraiture - Photographers who are assigned portrait sessions with celebrities, shot on location or in a photo studio
• Paparazzi
  Paparazzi
  Paparazzi is an Italian term used to refer to photojournalists who specialize in candid photography of celebrities, politicians, and other prominent people...
  
   (or "pap") - Photographers who shoot candid photos of celebrities with or without their consent, in the hope of capturing an exclusive image. Sometimes they resort to very long telephoto lens
  Telephoto lens
  In photography and cinematography, a telephoto lens is a specific type of a long-focus lens in which the physical length of the lens is shorter than the focal length. This is achieved by incorporating a special lens group known as a telephoto group that extends the light path to create a long-focus...
  
   shots, or secret photography
  Secret photography
  Secret photography refers to the use of an image or video recording device to photograph or film a person who is unaware that they are being intentionally photographed or filmed...
  
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Some photographers make a living following actors and models. When they get a scoop, many magazines will pay high fees to run the images.

Music photography is another form of celebrity photography. Most music photographers focus on capturing the energy of live music performances and some also get to work backstage or on tour with bands.