The most expensive photographer in the world

Andreas Gursky is a German photographer based in Leipzig. Most of all, he likes to shoot large-scale panoramic photos from angles that are usually out of reach. And he does it very well. In 2011, at Christie's, his photograph "Rhine II" was sold for a record $4.3 million, becoming at that time the most expensive photograph in the history of auctions.

1. Cathedral I, 2007

2. Pyongyang, 2007

3. Tour de France, 2007

4. Kamiokande, 2007

5. 99 cents, 2001

6. Rhine II, 1999

7. Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 1999

8. Bahrain, 2005

9. Nha Trang, 2004

10. Dubai, 2008

11. Kuwait Stock Exchange, 2000

12. Greeley, 2003

13. Dortmund, 2009

14. Montparnasse, Paris, 1993

15. James Bond Island, 2007

16. Madonna, 2001