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In many ways, “The Americans” by David LaChapelle reminds me very much of the Richard Billingham series, “Ray’s a Laugh”. The style of the images seem to allow the viewer a unique insight into the lives of the people in front of the camera.

These images have been collected together and published by Vogue Homme, as they have re-opened old family albums from the 4th of July. The images offer a dramatic alternative to LaChapelles’ hyper-stylised style, and are at some times quite shocking and worrying (just see the young girl, with the drinking adults, standing next to the hand-grenade and gun).

You can see more work from David LaChapelle here.