There is no ethical difference between taking a picture of a celebrity than an everyday person

Celebrities are the most photographed people in the world and to some that might seem normal and unproblematic, but it is. People will tell you that celebrities signed up for this photography when their profession is in such a public spotlight but this is problematic in the same way telling a girl she was assaulted because of what she was wearing. YOU CAN NOT BLAME THE VICTIM, and celebrities are the victims here. There is an entire profession based around following, harassing, and stalking celebrities, the paparazzi. The paparazzi claim to have an unwritten code which they say prevents unethical conduct. This includes things such as avoiding photographing celebrity children and not breaking the law to get a photo. However, it is very common for these codes to be broken in the chase of a money shot. Even if the "paparazzi ethical code" was followed to a tee it would not fully protect the celebrity victims against all unethical photography even though it would help some. So even if some paparazzi follow their "code" it is not ethical for an average joe to be followed around daily and photographed, therefore it is not ethical to do the same to celebrities. The next big problem with celebrity pictures involves sexual pictures. Far too often are pictures leaked of celebrities in their underwear, having a wardrobe mishap that exposes them, and or photos of them fully nude. It would be unethical for these types of photos to be taken by a regular person but it happens almost daily with people of fame because of their status. Not only that the photos are distributed to everyone everywhere. Inconclusion, you can not blame the victims of unethical photography just because of their "raised" status, they have to trade off privacy for fame and celebrity status.