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David LaChapelle, born on March 11, 1963, is a renowned photographer from the United States. His work is known for its unique visual style and sense of humor, adept at capturing social phenomena and human nature. LaChapelle's photographs have gained acclaim in both the art and fashion worlds, and his photography books and exhibitions have been widely attended around the globe.

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“I wanted it to provide an escape route, I wanted to make pictures that were fantastic and took you into another world, one that was brighter. I started off with this idea.”

World Ideas Wanted Photographer Fantastic Routes Brighter Another World

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“My idea was that if I took a picture of somebody and years later, or whenever, they would die and if someone wanted to know who this person was, they could take one of these pictures and it would tell who the person was.”

Ifs Knows Years Persons Ideas Wanted Dies Photographer

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“I never want people to be repulsed with my pictures; I always want to attract people.”

People Want Photographer

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“For me, it's easier to like more things than to dislike them; I'm not a critic in that sense. I find it easier to like more, to be more open and enjoy more things, which has given me more opportunities.”

Opportunity Given Enjoy Easier Critics Photographer Dislike

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“I have this idea that you can use glamour and still have it represent something that matters.”

Stills Ideas Matter Use Photographer Glamour

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“In the fashion world, I was always an outsider, but I made people look good, so I had a career.”

People World Looks Made Careers Fashion Photographer Outsiders Fashion World

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“The tools I learned photographing celebrities, now I want to use them to sell ideas.”

Want Ideas Use Tools Sells Photographer

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“I like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death.”

Thinking Humans Body Photographer Flesh Decay Fragility

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“I've never wanted to be part of an inner circle of any scene. I've always been an outsider looking to question and subvert.”

Wanted Scene Photographer Circles Outsiders

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“The adornment of the body is a human need. I don't see anything superficial about it unless your life becomes very materialistic.”

Needs Humans Body Photographer Superficial Materialistic Human Needs Adornment

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“People will get tired of overly retouched images soon and they'll want something different. If people have too much reality, they want fantasy. What matters most is what the image communicates. I remember the first roll of film I shot at high school, the contact sheet went from these really worthy images of cracks in the wall and ended up with all of my dancer friends naked in Renaissance poses.”

“I love fashion, beauty, glamour. It's the mark of civilisation.”

Fashion Mark Glamour Civilisation Love Fashion I Love Fashion

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“I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time.”

People Long Long Time Consistency

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“Prostitutes go to heaven. It's their clients that go to hell.”

Heaven Hell Clients Go To Hell

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“My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention. Even though my work is appearing in magazines I am trying to make a large picture. I want my photographs to read like a poster.”

Want Trying Eye Attention Photograph Magazines Candy Posters Appearing Grabbing

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“My pictures are about getting as far away from reality as possible. Dreams should be part of our everyday life.”

Should Dream Reality Everyday Far Away Everyday Life

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“The adornment of the body is a human need.”

Needs Humans Body Human Needs Adornment

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“If you want reality take the bus.”

Ifs Want Reality Bus

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“The key is to photograph your obsessions, whether that’s old people’s hands or skyscrapers. Think of a blank canvas, because that’s what you’ve got, and then think about what you want to see. Not anyone else.”

People Thinking Want Hands Keys Photograph What You Want Obsession Blank Canvas Old People Skyscraper Blank Canvas

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“My biggest advice would be to take the pictures you want to take. Don’t think about the marketplace, what sells or what an editor might say. And don’t think about style. It’s all bullshit and surface stuff. Style happens.”

Thinking Want Might Happens Would Be Stuff Advice Style Sells Surface Editors Bullshit Marketplace

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“I shoot fantasy. If you want reality, ride the bus”

Ifs Want Reality Fantasy Bus

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“I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.”

Wanted Photograph

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About the Author

Born: March 11, 1963
Known for: Photographer
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