David Lachapelle: Heaven to Hell Hardcover – Download: Adobe Reader, June 1, 2010

I can't understand why there is such a big deal about this guy's work other than he had an idea and shot it first, then made sure MANY people saw it right away. So it was VERY encouraging to see that the ONLY thing that made this name a household name in photography was EXPOSING his work to others. MANY others. Don't get me wrong, there are very creative ideas in this book as far as a photographic concept point of view. But if you are expecting some great artistic-technical expert works, you won't find it here. Generic photoshop effects, a lot of which are not very good by today's standards of even the "Amateur". Many shots look as though they were just shot with a film point-and-shoot camera. And very well may have been. This book should call to notice the possibility that ANY photographer can become a celebrity legend, if he/she just gets ther quirky pictures in front of millions of viewers. Go Get Em SoccerMoms! :-) Get this book, look at the pictures, get motivated, shoot, show, succeed.

A gift for my husband, who loves LaChappelle's work. It was his favorite Christmas present! I can best describe this as a baroque collection of photography. Provocative, shocking, eccentric, colorful....I could go on. If you can appreciate excellent photography from an exceptionally creative mind who is not afraid of shock-value, I highly recommend this. My ONLY wish is that each photo included a brief description of LaChappelle's inspirations for each work of art (it does include each celebrity's name, title and date...but we want to know more!). If you have an open mind for art and photography, buy the book...you won't be disappointed!

Gave this as a gift to a friend who is also a phenomenal photographer. LaChapelle is one of her favorites and this took her by complete surprise and she loved it. I wasn't personally familiar with the artist myself, but after looking through the book with her, I almost wanted to keep it for myself. Very bold, bright pictures. Very unique in style. Love it.

Amazing addition to my LaChapelle collection of works. Although, published by Taschen - some prints are repeated from LaChapelle's original books, there are few unique prints I don't recall seeing elsewhere. Slightly smaller size than usual-large coffee table size books, but much more generous on amount of prints. Highly recommended to photographers, lighting, fasion and interior designers, makeup artists etc. I wish every photo came with a hefty description, as I know each photo is an epic tale of behind-the-scenes and true meaning. Still, a wonderful book, for any guest to spark a conversation with (even your mother in law).

Not my favorite David LaChapelle book but there are some real cool shoots in this one including some of your favorite celebrities.

Great book, lot of photos, I saw his exhibit in Prague and he is very cool artist. Maybe not a perfect book for work coffee table as it is NSFW but great for your home :)

Fantastic Photos as expected from LaChapelle. While his photography is somewhat mainstream, he still inserts "social messages" into the photos that most pros don't dare to touch.

I was excited on this book but I think he has better books than this one. But is ok