David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle
David LaChapelle is an American commercial photographer, fine-art photographer, music video director, film director, and artist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth11 March 1963
CityFairfield, CT
CountryUnited States of America
people photographer good-person
Success to me is being a good person, treating people well.
long people consistency
I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time.
fashion careers people
In the fashion world, I was always an outsider, but I made people look good, so I had a career.
people want
I never want people to be repulsed with my pictures; I always want to attract people.
beautiful jobs people
People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get jobs anymore.
photography lying people
People say photographs don't lie, mine do.
allowed came factory mum people war worked
My mum was one of those people who really wasn't allowed to be an artist, because she worked in a factory and she came from the war and all that stuff. She really has an artist's soul.
real thinking drawing
With mania, is it dangerous to ride that euphoric feeling. You feel very animated and creative; I would fill journals with drawings. It feels good and you want it to last, but it can lead to being delusional. The delusions can be as real as you thinking you can fly.
thinking challenges lines
It's much harder to work for yourself, by yourself, than to create work for a gallery, because there are no limits and you can do anything you want. It's always easier when you have a parameter, when you have a limit. You can work within the limit and push it and walk the line, but when you're given absolutely no limits, it's harder. You must really think. It's more challenging.
strong believe photographer
I believe in a visual language that should be as strong as the written word.
photograph wanted
I never wanted to be famous. I always wanted to take famous photographs.
kids games play
What's shocking is cruelty and torture, and that's become our entertainment. Kids can play violent video games, but God forbid they look at a naked woman. That's pornography, that's perverse. No!
eye attention candy
My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention.
ideas want tools
The tools I learned photographing celebrities, now I want to use them to sell ideas.