scottywhy? (the blog spy) - is Ashton Kutcher really a photographer?

(Note from the editor: For archival purposes (and in keeping with our DIY viral marketing philosophy), I'm reprinting a series of articles originally written for circuitcity.com.)
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Published at circuitcity.com on Friday, October 24, 2008
Syndicated at usatoday.com
Written by ScottyWhy?

TV and movie actor Ashton Kutcher has recently been featured in a series of Nikon TV commercials. He's been shown using the Nikon Coolpix S550, Nikon Coolpix S600, Nikon D60 DSLR and Nikon D90 DSLR. This has lead some professional picture-takers to ask the question: Is Ashton Kutcher really a photographer? This is serious stuff and sounds like a job for The Blog Spy.

My deep-probing investigation started at ashtonkutcher.org, a website that promises over "15,0000 Ashton Kutcher images."

Do you have any idea how long it takes to examine over 15,000 images? I found a lot of shots of Kutcher. I didn't find any taken by him. Interesting.

Next I stumbled across the photo section of Kutcher's Myspace page. Here I discovered that this guy travels more than an AIG executive after the federal bailout checks arrived.

Most photographers think of traveling as the perfect chance to get some shots. Maybe he just forgot his camera on these trips.

Next, I checked to see if Kutcher has an account on any online photo-sharing sites like Slide.com, Picasa or Photobucket. Real photographers can't pass up a chance to share their photos with friends. I found a Flickr account registered to "ashton kutcher78."

Judging by all the beefcake and posterboy shots, I'm guessing "ashton kutcher78" isn't our guy. Heck, "ashton kutcher78" probably isn't a guy at all.
Finally, I found this...

It appears that Ashton Kutcher is the only photographer on the planet who goes to the Superbowl without his camera. More importantly, if he were a photographer, wouldn't his Paparazzi Sense tell him that Bruce Willis with his ex-wife and her boytoy is a picture that needs snapped at any cost?

So, no conclusive proof that Ashton Kutcher is actually a photographer. Who cares? I never believed he could travel back in time by reading his journal, either. I still want a Nikon D90 DSLR!