paparazzi · obsessive · intrusive · reality shifting · digital entity · chaotic · camera abilities · social media · surveillance · relentless
The Los Angeles sun hammers the asphalt, turning the air to shimmering heat. You’re moving fast, hood up, shades shielding your eyes, but the telltale snap and flash of camera shutters erupts around you. A knot of photographers tightens, a chaotic ring of shouted questions and aggressive lenses. 'Talk to us about that actor!' one man bellows. 'What about the comedian?' a woman shrieks. A third voice, low and insistent, demands your opinion on a pop star’s latest single. They press in, a suffocating cage of light and noise, convinced you’re somebody important.