Archive98


	Powered by state-of-the-art gear, the papparazzi are relentless in their battle to publish the latest and greatest news on paper and the Internet. High mobility is their primary trait as exemplified here: a papparazzi often uses the safe and secure confines of his hotel room to stash his equipment.		While some prefer to publish in their chairs, a few will go fully mobile with Audio/Video carts so they may release or work on their late-breaking headline as the action happens.


	Not to be intimidated by roaming fans of ogling eyes, the papparazzi often flock in huge packs, armed with their mondo flash bulbs, macro-telephoto lenses, and packs of extra film.


	Most papparazzi will fly around in front of the subject's face, flashing his camera off until the film runs out. And when it runs out, he'll simply fill it up and flash again. Some, of course, will use visual obstacles as a tactical advantage to take the shot and duck for cover as shown here.		Yes, the papparazzi are everywhere. They can be anyone at anytime in any place. Shown here is a rare shot of a papparazzi disguised as AnimeExpo98's Guest of Honor Akira Kamiya.


	The papparazzi are not limited to still-photography. Shown here, they fly around the unsuspecting Masquerade prey and eventually paralyze their senses enough to capture their fleeting words of glory on moving video and audio.		Yet another innocent victim, taken aback by the blinding flash units and has finally given up to the camera crew. We believe this prey to be of the Macross species.


	Monsters! The papparazzi gather this well-known type of species, the Dragonball fan, under their wings and drag him off to the land of "I was on TV! Cool, man!"


	Yes, the papparazzi are everywhere, and they can be anyone.. even in.. Archive! Secret agent Lewis Lamour presents his skill with quick movements and unrelenting flash battery power in this example: unsuspecting victim Mike Tatsugawa chats with a couple of Masquerade attendees. Oh, the horror.		Most papparazzi have noticed an interesting characteristic of their prey before the flash goes off. Some kind of "V" sign goes up with a quick smile; perhaps it is a defensive reaction?

Alas, even a great beast such as Archive falls victim to the rigors of natural wear and tear. Shown here is Lewis' neck of beloved flash unit torn off. If you look carefully, you can see that the wound had been repaired before, but sadly, the flash had to give into the fate of Flash Heaven.

Let us give a moment of peace for our brother, the Vivitar 550FD.

Thank you, Great Taka, for blessing our brother unit and bestowing unto him the fruits of flourishing heavenly battery power and letting him fly beyond his shroud.

O Lord, give me strength
For the Long Ordeal ahead.
May my shots be straight
May the light be good
As I walk in the shadows of many heads
Be my flash and guide.

-Agent Alex Wing, recovering from the Great Ordeal of AX98


	Uh, this service brought to you by Agent Lewis Lamour of Archive.


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