Happy Birthday Jennifer Lawrence!

 

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Photos by Diabolik 

Happy Birthday Jennifer Lawrence! 

Jennifer Lawrence arrives at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA, on December 18, 2014.

 

I only seem to have two sets of pics of Jennifer Lawrence from over a decade of being a paparazzo and red carpet photog. At LAX (above), she didn't seem too thrilled nor too bothered by the cameras, but signed a few autographs before heading out to her waiting car at the curb. Nothing crazy.

 

However the other time was a couple months earlier, and was one of my worst experiences as a pap, and it still bothers me to this day having participated in it. 

 

I never even edited nor turned the following photos, because after a very long and intense night, after almost getting my ass kicked, all I had was a bunch of crooked, blurry crap that would never sell... but looking at it again, there's definitely a story there. A shameful story about the darker side if this industry.

 

October 22, 2014 8:30 pm

I got a tip that Jennifer was at Ago restaurant on Melrose in West Hollywood. It's not longer there, but it was pretty common place for celebrities in the 20teens. But I rarely worked the restaurants at night... and this type of shit is why.

 

I got there at about 8:40, and immediately knew there was going to be trouble. I noticed the car of my paparazzo nemesis, a ruthless bully prick who was living proof that karma doesn't exist. He was having a drink inside, but when he came out and saw me there, he was livid, accusing me of jumping his exclusive, and threatening me. But I held my ground and refused to be intimidated. (Truth told, I called my tipper and had him 

 

After a very awkward hour, word had gotten around, and several other paps had shown up. I was waiting near the front entrance, hoping for the best, when suddenly there was movement and everyone ran around to the back door. It was a poorly lit spot on the street, so it was essentially pitch black contrasted with the intense barrage of camera flashes popping off.

 

Apparently, Jennifer had just come out the back door with her friends, but her car wasn't there yet, and the door had closed and locked behind them, so she was ambushed by the paps who had been waiting there, and was cornered. Her friends were literally trying to hold off the pap swarm as Jennifer hid her face behind her purse. 

 

  But the guys were getting very aggressive, and invading her personal space. Coming at her from all angles. I was back further in the pack, and had never seen a celebrity trapped like this. I was not about to be aggressive like that, but after the night I had, I didn't want to leave empty handed either.

 That's when the same pap who had threatened me went in close at a low angle (above) and this really pissed off Jennifer and her guardian friend, who screamed at him for trying to get upskirt pics. I'm not convinced that was his intent, but that's how they perceived it. 

 

Finally one of her friends ran around back inside through the front. She opened the back door again and Jennifer ran inside. 

 

When her car was brought around, Jennifer came out, again covering her face with her purse.

 

But as she got closer to her car, my nemesis and some of the other guys ran off to get back to their cars to follow her, so she let down her guard a little. Unfortunately I think I bumped my settings when running from the front, because all my shots were blurry and overexposed in all the chaos. A couple of paps continued to shoot through her windshield while blocking in the car, but she was merciful and didn't run them down.

Happy Birthday Cate Blanchett!

 

Cate Blanchett at LAX airport in Los Angeles, CA, January 07, 2014.

Cross your eyes to reveal the 3-D magic!

3-D Milana Vayntrub Protesting At LAX 2017

 

Milana Vayntrub holding a sunflower at the LAX protest against Donald Trump's Muslim ban. 

January 29, 2017. Photo by Diabolik

 

Probably the best photo I ever took, on the day I was more proud than ever to be an American, a feeling I truly miss. The protests this past weekend reminded me of this amazing day.

 

Trump had just taken office the first time around, and he immediately implemented his "Muslim Ban". Seven people had been detained at LAX. I was there for my usual celebrity hunt, as LAX was kind of my territory. (Other paps hated shooting there because the photos were never as glamorous as beach or shopping shots, but I didn't mind it because most celebrities would expect to see us there, so most of them didn't really mind it most of the time.)

 

Then, mid-day, protesters started showing up by the thousands, shutting down the entire airport! It was the most glorious sight I ever witnessed. It went on well into the night. In the crowd, I found Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino, and also the creator of "Community" and "Rick & Morty" (and my personal hero) Dan Harmon. Both gave me great interviews. 

 

I posted this video of the protest: https://youtu.be/kVYsAEtamew

 

But by far the highlight of the day for me was catching Milana in the crowd and her posing for me. I will never capture a more perfect moment than this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-D Happy Birthday Billy Dee Williams!

 

Billy Dee Williams shopping at Bristol Farms in Beverly Hills, CA, Jan 29, 2013.

3-D Anne Hathaway & Christan Bale Filming "Dark Knight Rises"

Actress Anne Hathaway filming a scene on the location set of 'The Dark Knight Rises' in Los Angeles, CA. September 7th, 2011. Photos by Diabolik

This was one of my craziest days in my early career as a paparazzo. Christopher Nolan was filming the third installment of his Batman franchise in downtown Los Angeles. In a rare move, the streets and sidewalks where the crew was filming were not completely blocked off. They would only lock down during the take when cameras were ready to roll. There were several paps around, endlessly circling the block, hoping to get lucky. But the crew was watching out for paps before they would call "action" and would block those they saw.

That wasn't working out for me, so I had to switch strategies.

The local businesses were open, so I went into the jewelry shop across the street from where they were filming and bribed the owner to let me sit behind the counter like I was working there... and for just $10, he let me do it for like an hour. I would keep the camera hidden until they would lock down the set, at which point all of the crew were scanning the sidewalks, looking for paps, but they never thought to look behind them and see me shooting!

I got great shots of Anne Hathaway, in character as Selina Kyle, exiting her apartment and getting into a cab. Then I noticed Christan Bale, (dressed as Bruce Wayne) and it looked like he spotted me, but either he didn't see me with the sun in his eyes and me in the shade of the store just like the one seen behind him in the photo, or maybe he didn't mind and didn't rat me out to the crew.

 

I have more photos from the location set of "The Dark Knight Rises", so I'll have to check to see if I have any more 3D shots of the Batwing or Christan Bale and Anne Hathaway in their hero costumes. Fingers crossed.  

 

I've only partially completed combing through my old archive to mine for 3D shots, and I've got over 1000 3D photos to process and post, so there's lots more to come.

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3-D Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs 2014

Taylor Swift attends the MTV Video Music Awards at the Forum in Los Angeles, CA.
24th August, 2014. Photo by Diabolik

I have lots more of Taylor Swift and other celebrities attending this event that I will post in the future, but first I wanted to give people a taste of what's to come here at 3DPaparazzi.com!

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Welcome to a new dimension of Hollywood!

 

Cross your eyes to overlap the images and unlock the 3D magic!

Hello!
I'm Damon, AKA Diabolik, a celebrity photographer on red carpets and in the streets of Hollywood and beaches of Malibu since 2009. That's me with @parishilton, and I've got a million stories to share.
 
For over a decade, I amassed an enormous archive of thousands of 3D celebrity photos, which I am now posting online for the first time, with the goal of eventually releasing a book of my best 3D photos. These are legit 3D photos, not made with AI nor Photoshop tricks. These were made by using a special method that I call "4D photography". It's a kind of magic!
I just set up a Patreon for people who would like to support my art:
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Patrons of this page will help me to find the time to regularly process and post these images that have been archived for years and optimize them for viewing in multiple 3D formats (red and blue anaglyphs, crossviews, and VR), as well as supporting my other creative endeavors, such as stop-motion animation. Patrons will have exclusive access to full size photos which are best viewed on a large screen. Patrons will also get free merch!

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