Saturday splendour. Today, we’re channelling the energy of the two sublimely dressed protagonists from David LaChapelle’s 1997 shot This is My House. On Elephant now, read Holly Black’s interview with the iconic image-maker and celebrity photographer as his major new show opens at Fotografiska in New York. “I took jobs to pay for my fine-art practice and that was a blessing. Working under different conditions and pressure made me a better photographer,” LaChapelle tells Black in a candid discussion about his remarkable career and bold, idiosyncratic oeuvre, which spans everything from “epic odes to history paintings, religious icons and even formal still lifes”.
