David LaChapelle
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David LaChapelle 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.
Biography
LaChapelle was born in Connecticut in 1963.He attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and the School of the Arts in New York City. 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, LaChapelle Land and Hotel LaChapelle, both of which contain vivid and bizarre portraits of celebrities.
More recently, his film Rize, a documentary on the krumping style of dance had its festival premiere at Sundance in 2005 and was released theatrically in the summer of that year. He also recently directed an advertisement for H&M's new denim selection; this commercial was based on the story of Romeo and Juliet.
Music videos
His directing work includes music videos for artists including:- Penny Ford - "I'll Be There"
- The Dandy Warhols - "Not If You Were The Last Junkie On Earth"
- Space Monkeys - Sugar Cane
- Kelis - "Good Stuff"
- Moby - "Natural Blues"
- Enrique Iglesias - "Sad Eyes"
- Elton John - "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
- Mariah Carey feat. Da Brat & Ludacris - "Loverboy"
- Elton John - "Original Sin"
- The Vines - "Outathaway"
- Christina Aguilera feat. Redman - "Dirrty"
- Avril Lavigne - "I'm With You"
- Jennifer Lopez - "I'm Glad"
- Whitney Houston - "Try It On My Own"
- Christina Aguilera feat. Lil' Kim - "Can't Hold Us Down"
- Macy Gray - "She Ain't Right For You"
- Christina Aguilera - "The Voice Within"
- Blink 182 - "Feeling This"
- No Doubt - "It's My Life"
- Britney Spears - "Everytime"
- Joss Stone - "Super Duper Love"
- Norah Jones - "Those Sweet Words"
- Elton John - "Answer In The Sky"
- Elton John - "All That I'm Allowed"
- Gwen Stefani feat. Eve - "Rich Girl"
- Robbie Williams - "Advertising Space"
- Hilary Duff - "Supergirl"
- Elton John - "Someone Saved My Life Tonight"
Books
- LaChapelle Land (1996)
- Hotel LaChapelle (1999)
- Artists and Prostitutes (2006)
Awards
1995- "Best New Photographer of the Year" by both French Photo and American Photo magazines
- "Photographer of the Year Award" at the VH-1 Fashion Awards
- "Art Directors Club Award" for Best Book Design for LaChapelle Land
- Best "Cutting Edge Essay" and "Style Photography" at Life magazine’s Alfred Eisenstadt Awards for Magazine Photography (the Eisies)
- Honored in the "Cover of the Year" category at the Eisies
- Won "Best Video" for Moby’s "Natural Blues" at the MTV Europe Music Awards
- 12th Annual MVPA (Music Video Production Association) Awards - Adult Contemporary Video of the year - Elton John "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore"
- 13th Annual MVPA Awards - Winner "Director of the Year" - "Best Rock Video of the Year" for No Doubt "It's My Life"
- Special Juried Prize Mountainfilm in Telluride
- Special Juried Recognition in Sundance Film Festival
- Winner of "Best documentary" in Aspen Film Festival
- Presented with the GLAAD Vito Russo Award for outstanding contributions toward eliminating homophobia
External links
- [DavidLaChapelle.com] Official Website
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