Karl Larsen (born September 25, 1968) is an American photographer who is known for photographing several celebrities. His best known shot is one of

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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

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, however, considers upstate

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his hometown. He graduated with a B.S. from

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in 1991.

Career

Larsen started his professional career in 1997 by being the house photographer for the

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. Larsen would also shoot his friends in bands such as The Start and Stargunn on the Sunset Strip. His photos of a crying

in the back seat of a

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's cruiser on June 8, 2007 were published worldwide; however, Larsen was photographing Hilton alongside photographer

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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 ''

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'' magazine since 2002, taking portraits of bands from

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. 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

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and to the world's largest concert ever,

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on the Copacabana Beach in

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in 2006.

Personal life

Larsen married Brazilian native Anelize Ferrer Flores in 2005. They currently live in

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In 2022, Larsen began publishing videos on the YouTube channel ''Remarkable Friendship'' together with photographer Thomas Markle, although Markle claims to have severed their relationship after recording their last video.

Filmography

Books

References

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