David LaChapelle
Ballarat International Foto Biennale (BIFB)
19 August – 17 September
IMAGES IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE
All images by David LaChapelle. FRONT COVER: Michael Jason in ‘American Jesus: Hold me, carry me boldly’, Hawaii, 2009. Cathedral 2007. Gas am pm, Hawaii, 10/08/2012. Redeeming Paradise, Las Vegas, 1999. Self-portrait as House, Los Angeles, CA, 2/16/2013. Rape of Africa, Los Angeles, 2009. Courtney Love: Pieta, Los Angeles, 2006
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