Does D.C. have a paparazzi culture? It turns out it does. There have long been party and red carpet event photographers here in D.C., but the phenomenon of true paparazzi is relatively new, having sprouted up in the last few years.

ARLINGTON, VA -March 16:Colin Drummond gathers video footage of R&B singer Chris Brown as he arrives at the Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia on March 16, 2011.Colin Drummond a longtime freelance photographer from the area who in recent years has been focused solely on celebrity photography for markets like TMZ and elsewhere. He's a friendly guy who makes a tidy living as a paparazzo, with a house in Old Town Alexandria where he lives with his wife and two kids. One of his most famous photos to date was Oprah Winfrey arriving at Howard University for the commencement address a few years back. She had flip flops on and it turned out she had six toes! The photo ran around the world and he made about $50K off it. He also filmed the famous shot of actor Shia LaBeouf in Georgetown flinging a cup of coffee at another paparazzo who was bothering him. (Photo by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images)