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Don't overanalyze it. It's just fun. A souvenir. I don't think less of people who engage in it.
For some, it's proof of status. For example, some restaurants(especially mom and pops) like to have photos of celebs on their wall. Sort of like a validation or special status conferred. And it's fun to look on said wall and point out the various and varied celebrities who have dined there.
Professional pedigree. Having photos of yourself with certain celebs in your office validate or confirm your professional status and flaunt your network. For example having pictures of yourself shaking hands with JFK, MLK, the Pope, Mother Teresa, Ted Turner, Warren Buffet hanging in your office is flaunting your network, the whole "who you know" thing.
Conversation piece. Having photos of yourself with celebs make interesting points of conversation. EX: "Oh this? Yes I was stranded at a hotel with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders after the Aphrodisiac and Sex Toys Convention. Some of our luggage got mixed up; we had some drinks, one thing led to another and then..."
Or EX: "The president took this picture with me after I saved his life when the VP shot him while they were hunting."
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