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Title: Strong digital - and conceptual - skills , not photography
Review: Lachapelle is a master of digital manipulation and, in fact, would probably concur that he is more a "conceptual artist" [employing digital technology as a template]than a fine art photographer, wherein what he sees through the lens is what is presented. His work dazzles because the "reality" in it isn't any more real that the "Starship Enterprise." This doesn't diminish the dazzling effect the images have on the viewer. Stitching together all those pesky pixels took a lot of time and for that alone I purchased his book.
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