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 on the Sunset Strip. His photos of a crying
Paris Hilton in the back seat of a
Los Angeles County
Sheriff's cruiser on June 8, 2007 were published worldwide; however, Larsen was photographing Hilton alongside photographer
Nick Ut. 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==