The Numbers Game: Why this photograph sold for $4.3 million

Rhine II sold for $4.3 million in 2011, becoming the most expensive photograph ever auctioned back then. A digitally altered image of a grey river under a grey sky, Rhine II stripped everything down, from people, buildings, distractions, to nothing. And behind the minimalism lies a deeper debate about value, art, and what makes a photo worth millions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.