How hard is it to get into Paparazzi Photography? And realistically,

most paparazzi is staged photoshoots so it is not difficult to actually track people down

you will probably earn more doing other photography

>>2886609
Paps are like a mafia, good luck getting in and selling your photos if you're not connected. There are hundreds of illegals from Mexico running around Beverly Hills armed with a Canon 5dmIII and L series glass, as shown in OP's pic related. If you're starting from scratch, I calculate a person would need at least $25,000 for equipment plus a decent car and enough savings to cover six months living expenses. By then, you should have enough photos in the pipeline to either be making good money or have come to the conclusion that it's not worthwhile.
Pro Tip: helps to habla espanol or fala portugues if you want to get in with the spics and brazilian paparazzi mafia.

>>2886609
I have a few friends doing it in SoCal
It's frequently staged as agents will tip off paparazzi for appealing photos of their clients
It doesn't pay that well, it's competitive, good pocket cash, most paps have part time jobs because major media providers will pay you maybe a couple hundred for a photo, and small tabloids will pay you maybe 15$
Paps make shit money unless they're directly working for a media provider or are frequently liscened
Working event photography like red carpet or film screenings where celebs show up pay much more.

A mean pap will literally assault you and destroy your gear if you ruin their shot, and likely nothing will ever be done about it.
Nobody pays for photos like the one you posted, nobody wants a photo where a photographer is seen, freelance is next to impossible so an agency is needed etc
Look at people mag, look at cnn
Pap photos have changed, street shots of celebs aren't popular anymore, it's all ceremony or event shit now