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Expecting the birth of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby, photographers are out in force in Namibia hoping for the $1 million picture.
Paparazzi have flocked from around the world to the country's Langstrand resort – where the couple are staying - hoping to be the first to capture them with the newborn.
Photo agency founder Darren Lyons said his company Big Pictures has a team in the area. "It would be one of the biggest celebrity pictures of all time if there was a genuine exclusive," he explained. "It would be over a million dollars."
His employees' job will not be easy, however. The resort is surrounded by cloth screens and police are on-side with private security guards to protect the pair. They have expelled some photographers already and a guard has resorted to pepper spray to fend off one.
Also, the couple are keen to control any access the media do get. One report suggests Jolie has sold exclusive rights to pictures of the baby to US magazine People, in return for a $3.5 million donation to UNICEF. One television show has already conducted an exclusive interview with Jolie in the country.
Rhianne van der Linde, of South African media group Media 24, thinks an exclusive shot is unlikely. "There are two options," she commented. "Either Brad and Angelina decide to schedule an exclusive photo shoot with a reputable magazine and photographer, or they are going to make a public appearance and the paparazzi can gather and everybody gets the same shot.
"That would take the price down to normal levels," she said.
One photographer complained of the difficulties they were having. "I'm disguised as a sand dune but I'm getting absolutely nothing," he joked. "This has really gotten out of hand. There is a no-fly zone over the hotel, it is an unprecedented display of police power. It is really ominous."
