Karl Larsen (born September 25, 1968) is an American photographer who is known for photographing several celebrities. His best known shot is one of
Paris Hilton crying in the back of a police car after she was sentenced to serve time in jail for driving while intoxicated.
Early life
Larsen was born in
Brooklyn, New York, however, considers upstate
Woodstock, New York his hometown. He graduated with a B.S. from
Binghamton University
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in 1991.
Career
Larsen started his professional career in 1997 by being the house photographer for the
House of Blues in
West Hollywood. Larsen would also shoot his friends in bands such as
The Start and
Stargunn
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on the Sunset Strip. His photos of a crying
Paris Hilton in the back seat of a
Los Angeles County
Sheriff
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's cruiser on June 8, 2007 were published worldwide; however, Larsen was photographing Hilton alongside photographer
Nick Ut
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. Two photographs emerged; the more famous photo of Hilton was credited to Ut despite being Larsen's photo.
''Rolling Stone'' magazine
Larsen has been a contributing photographer for ''
Rolling Stone'' magazine since 2002, taking portraits of bands from
The Doors of the 21st Century to
Velvet Revolver. However, Larsen, is best known for his live concert contributions by being sent on assignments from nationwide to Europe to Canada and to Japan from
Farm Aid and to the world's largest concert ever,
The Rolling Stones on the
Copacabana Beach in
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil in 2006.
Personal life
Larsen married Brazilian native Anelize Ferrer Flores in 2005. They currently live in
Hollywood, California
In 2022, Larsen began publishing videos on the YouTube channel ''Remarkable Friendship'' together with photographer
Thomas Markle
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, although Markle claims to have severed their relationship after recording their last video.
Filmography
Books
References
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1968 births
Living people
Concert photographers
American photographers
Binghamton University alumni