Hotel Lachapelle

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Summary: Who rocks the house?
Review: Another gem from David Lachapelle! YIPPEEEEEEE! Pleae buy Hotel Lachapelle for you and everyone you know. You owe it to yourself!

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Summary: Who rocks the house?
Review: Another gem from David Lachapelle! YIPPEEEEEEE! Pleae buy Hotel Lachapelle for you and everyone you know. You owe it to yourself!

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Summary: Gross and stupid
Review: Beautiful if you think images of used condoms and girls with bloody underpants (yes, that's in this book) are beautiful. Shows how stupid people are willing to look to get famous.

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Summary: Lachapelle - the photographer of the 90's
Review: David Lachapelle's work is what the 90's are all about - brash, commercial, and dripping with irony and pop cultural references. It certainly wouldn't be to the taste of those who only adore Ansel Adams, but will appeal to those who are looking for a strange mixture of Diane Arbus and MTV.

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Summary: * * * * * AMAZING * * * * *
Review: i have only really been a fan of LaChapelle's work, since 2002, when i visited his "Photographs" exhibition in london. i tried to buy the exhibition's catalogue, but it was sold out, and was out of print, so this was my only chance to get a taste of LaChapelle at his best. i had high expectations of this book, which were more than ful-filled as i browsed through the many glossy, colourful and vibrant pages. i highly recommend this book 2 any one. also: in the UK it is EXTREMELY rare, and not available in stores, and amazon's price (including P&P) is actually cheaper than the RRP. GET IT NOW, it is truely AMAZING *****

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Summary: engrossing
Review: I received this book a couple of weeks before I dared to open it because I knew that it would take up a lot of my time if it was anything like his first collection. It is--just as fascinating and weird and strong. I could spend hours making up stories to fit the pictures. There's just nothing like this man's talent and imagination. He even manages to do fairly interesting things with such underwhelming bores as Madonna and Cher.

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Summary: SO AMAZING!
Review: I was looking at this book with a friend, and I was totally stunned. I had just started doing photograpy, and these pictures totally blew me out of the water. They were just so beautifully done, and the color was unbelieveable. He had pictures of celebrities, and those pictures were the best that i ever saw them look. Madonna looked amaing, and Denis Rodman looked great for him. Buy this book, you won't regret it!

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Summary: A Major Eye-Trip!
Review: Known for his outrageous photography and amazing phototaking techniques, LaChapelle has built a modest legion of fans throughout the world. Similar to Warhol's use of pop icons, Hotel LaChapelle compiles most of his work since the release of his first book. Many celebrities such as Madonna, Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg reappear in this compilation, and as usual, LaChapelle does a fantastic job of reaching new visionary limits. Fans of Matthew Rolston and Herb Ritts will enjoy this book, but LaChapelle is in a class by himself. He is America's equivalent to Dali.

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Summary: Strong digital - and conceptual - skills , not photography
Review: Lachapelle is a master of digital manipulation and, in fact, would probably concur that he is more a "conceptual artist" [employing digital technology as a template]than a fine art photographer, wherein what he sees through the lens is what is presented. His work dazzles because the "reality" in it isn't any more real that the "Starship Enterprise." This doesn't diminish the dazzling effect the images have on the viewer. Stitching together all those pesky pixels took a lot of time and for that alone I purchased his book.

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Summary: Strong digital - and conceptual - skills , not photography
Review: Lachapelle is a master of digital manipulation and, in fact, would probably concur that he is more a "conceptual artist" [employing digital technology as a template]than a fine art photographer, wherein what he sees through the lens is what is presented. His work dazzles because the "reality" in it isn't any more real that the "Starship Enterprise." This doesn't diminish the dazzling effect the images have on the viewer. Stitching together all those pesky pixels took a lot of time and for that alone I purchased his book.