Kanye West doesn’t wanna argue with paparazzi anymore — he just wants to share the wealth … especially if they’re planning on filming him in public.

Ye had a bit of a tense convo Saturday while leaving Miami after chillin’ with DJ Khaled and friends — coming face to face with a pap at the airport who tried asking him a few simple questions. Right off the bat, KW tells him he’s not in the mood to be photographed.

The pap plays it cool and calm, and eventually … Kanye tells him how he really feels about the fact that they guy’s making money off the interview. And that feeling is … fine, but let me get in on it too!!!

Check out Kanye’s rationale here — he basically says he thinks he should be able to control how his image is used, including MOTS run-ins like this. He notes that’s not how the law works — which is correct — but insists … he’s gonna work to turn that around for celebs.

In the end, Kanye and the paps following him actually end on good terms — with Ye meeting up GF Julia Fox … and them going through a bit of logistical juggling on how the heck they were gonna get out of there (who’s got Ye’s ticket???).

Pretty interesting insight from Ye — especially since he alludes to his alleged not-so-nice face-off with an autograph hound in L.A. — and it’s good to see he’s found a more constructive way to deal with the media.