One of the images,however,apparently belongs to Peter Coulson,a renowned fashion photographer with numerous awards to his name,who says he feels"violated"and is considering legal action.
"My reaction was the same every time I see someone using my image without my permission,"Coulson says."If you've ever had your house broken into,you know that feeling that you have in your house that you've been violated."
The image,of model Alice Kelson,was taken two years ago,and posted on Instagram by the model,who is reportedly"furious"at its misuse. Coulson says he doesn't have a problem with Kelson posting it,but was alerted to Prince's use of it by one his 113,000 Facebook followers who spotted it in a blog post.
Coulson claims his Instagram tag has been taken off the image and that Prince would have been aware who took the photo.
"If he had done the image and put it up in a gallery not for sale or for sale and donating the profits to a cause that I supported,and credited the people in the shot,the model and myself,I would not have a problem with it,"Coulson says.
"But the fact is he wants to hide who the original creators are to create a profit for himself and this controversy is actually allowing him to get bigger so he can charged even more."