Addicted to Diamonds

Trash, glamour, flashy colors and half-naked Celebrities - for a long time, these where the main ingredients for David LaChapelles photographs. He still is primarily associated with that, his work is still bright and flashy, even if he has calmed down the sujets of his work a bit. David LaChapelle got his first photography job from Andy Warhol for the just launched "Interview" magazine. From there on, LaChapelle started a lively artistic exchange with Warhol. The young photographer enjoyed benign around Warhol and his factory - a Pop-Art playground, that substantially influenced David LaChapelle.