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'Lady Gaga inspired LaChapelle to get back into shooting celebrities for magazines. David LaChapelle'

 

In the eyes of David LaChapelle, Lady Gaga is a nude bubble goddess presiding over a pink-tinted orgy. Kanye West is Jesus Christ resurrected only to wear the crown of thorns once again. His non-celebrity work is equally surreal: oil refineries are beautiful cityscapes, gas stations are beacons in the jungle and the apocalypse is set in Las Vegas (which perhaps is less surreal and more likely).

 

There are a lot of photos you shot for us in the books. What do you like about shooting for Rolling Stone?


I like working with musicians, number one [laughs]. Rolling Stone's a milestone for a photographer to work for. To get a cover is a very important thing for a photographer. The last one I did was Paris Jackson [in February 2017].

It was Rolling Stone that got me back in to doing magazine work, 'cause when I started work for galleries again 10 years ago, I wasn't interested in pop stars. I felt like I had done that. But my friend told me about this singer – "You have to come see this girl, she's amazing" – and it turned out to be Lady Gaga. We hit it off and became friends, and she came to Maui and asked if I would shoot her for Rolling Stone. So I did her first cover. I said, "This is fun. I can do galleries and occasionally photograph people who are interesting."

 

What do you remember about that Gaga shoot with the bubbles?


It was a blast. I always have lots of setups in one day, and we shot a bunch of different things. She was up for anything, and it's always exciting to see someone right in the beginning.

 

Read More at: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/david-lachapelle-on-lady-gaga-tupac-shakur-andy-warhol-w514624

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DELETETHIS745638

She needs to work with him again :giveup: her shoot with him is one of her best ever and I need more over the top avant-garde shoots like that for LG6 :pray:

GIVE ME THOSE VISUALS THAT I LOVE :tony:

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DELETETHIS745638

omg imagine if he was the visual director for one of her music videos next era :giveup: we wouldn’t be worthy 

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I dont mind if they dont work again, but oh boy

Glorious Times!!! And always good to hear someone say she's great, just once again. Never tired of that praise

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Sneaky Oliver
10 minutes ago, Unbeweavable said:

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:firega:

It’s so crazy this picture ended up being The Remix cover (except for US I’m not sure). Imagine if some pop girl now would release a cover like that half naked and bleeding 

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thierryrreiht
17 minutes ago, 01Jaime said:

What do you remember about that Gaga shoot with the bubbles?


It was a blast.

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YES it is fact that she really woke the world up when she arrived, nothing has been like her since. :applause::applause::nails:

The future's uncertain and the end is always near.
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The Child
55 minutes ago, Hoss said:

omg imagine if he was the visual director for one of her music videos next era :giveup: we wouldn’t be worthy 

I mean look what he did with Britney for her Make Me music video (the one that never got released sadly). He’s a genius.

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Trepadation
10 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said:

Not to mention he's also a talented comedian

We love a versatile King :applause:

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I get them confused all the time. A versatile KING :tony:

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