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I love when people write about something, I learn what I'm doing through the eyes of a good critic, positive or negative. It's still a learning experience.

David LaChapelle

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David LaChapelle
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: March 11
Fashion Photographer
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You can't change people's minds, we are not God. We can do our best to do what we do, whatever job we have to bring sort of goodness out there. But we can't change people. As an artist what I can do is to communicate!
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I believe in a visual language that should be as strong as the written word.
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As an artist you have a choice. You can add more confusion and darkness to the world or you can shine a light, make a beauty.
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I was always painting when I was a kid. But then when I handled a camera when I was 17, that was it for me. I loved photography. I would work 4 or 5 hours a day. It was like a calling.
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I'll let criticism spoil breakfast, but I don't let it affect my lunch.
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The adornment of the body is a human need.
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In the fashion world, I was always an outsider, but I made people look good, so I had a career.
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I think we're in a post-pornographic time and nothing seems shocking, but everything remains carnal no matter what you do.
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My dream since I was a kid was to show in a gallery.
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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.
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I like the Eiffel Tower in Las Vegas more than the actual one.
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I had this duality growing up with my dad being a strict Catholic and his brother being a priest and my mother finding God in nature, so I've taken a little from both [traditions].
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I didn’t see any difference between being a photographer or being an artist. I didn’t make those boundaries. If someone wants to think it’s art, that’s great, but I’ll let history decide.
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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.
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Then I got this idea in my head that magazines were like a gallery and if you got your magazine page ripped out and someone stuck it on their refrigerator, then that was a museum – someone’s private museum.
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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.
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My pictures are about getting as far away from reality as possible. Dreams should be part of our everyday life.
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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.
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My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention.
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Michael [Jackson] had paintings of himself at Neverland depicting himself as a knight and surrounded by cherubs and angels. People might think he's an egomaniac, but he's not. It's because the world turned against him.
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