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Photographer, who's work borders the surreal. 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. LaChapelle was born in Connecticut in 1969. 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. His name was included in the Paris Hilton phone directory, which was leaked to the internet in 2004. Most people mistook the name for Dave Chapelle, the comedian and flooded his number with messages. Awards:1995 — “Best New Photographer of the Year” by both French Photo and American Photo magazines 1996 — “Photographer of the Year Award” at the VH-1 Fashion Awards 1997 — “Art Directors Club Award” for Best Book Design for LaChapelle Land 1998 — Best “Cutting Edge Essay” and “Style Photography” at Life magazine’s Alfred Eisenstadt Awards for Magazine Photography (the Eisies) 1999 — Honored in the “Cover of the Year” category at the Eisies 2000 — Won “Best Video” for Moby’s “Natural Blues” at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2003 — 12th Annual MVPA (Music Video Production Association) Awards - Adult Contemporary Video of the year - Elton John “This Train Don't Stop There Anymore” 2004 — 13th Annual MVPA Awards – Winnner “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 |
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