David LaChapelle
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David LaChappelle is a photographer and director who has worked in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography. He is famous for his surreal and often humorous style.
LaChappelle was born in Connecticut in 1969. He attended the North Carolina School of Art and the School of the Arts in New York. His first professional job as a photographer was for Interview magazine, an opportunity offered to him by Andy Warhol.
He has two published books of his photographs, LaChappelle Land and Hotel LaChappelle, both of which contain vivid and bizarre portraits of celebrities.
His directing work includes music videos for artists including Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Blink-182, No Doubt, and Moby. More recently, his film Krumped, a documentary on the clowning style of dance is now in post-production and has a theatre release date of Spring 2005.
References
- DavidLaChapelle (http://www.davidlachapelle.com/). Retrieved Feb. 25, 2005
