"Hotel LaChapelle" 1999 Lachapelle, David

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LACHAPELLE, David

[167] pp.

158 color photographs

Bulfinch Press

In publisher's box

1999

First Edition

14 1/4" x 11 1/4"

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[167] pp.

158 color photographs

Bulfinch Press

In publisher's box

1999

First Edition

14 1/4" x 11 1/4"

A selection of images from David LaChapelle. His subjects include Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Wahlberg, Madonna, Christina Ricci, Milla Jovovic, Tori Amos, Uma Thurman, Marilyn Manson, Daniel Day Lewis, Elton John, Alexander McQueen, Vincent Gallo and many other zeitgeist icons.

A photographer who specializes in photographing the worlds of fashion, popular music, and Hollywood, David LaChapelle was born in North Carolina, and studied at the Art Students' League and the School of Visual Arts. He began his career creating photographs for Interview magazine, and has since filmed print and TV shoots for such clients as Giorgio Armani, Levis, Estee Lauder, Volvo, Pepsi, MTV, and Diesal Jeans. In 1995, LaChapelle was named Best New Photographer of the Year by both French Photo magazine and American Photo magazine. He was also named the 1996 Photographer of the Year at the VH-1 Fashion Awards, and received an Applied Photography Award from the International Center of Photography. In 1997, LaChapelle published LaChapelle Land, a collection of more than 150 of his photographs from the fashion and entertainment industry, featuring such subjects as Kim Basinger, David Bowie, Sade, Patricia Arquette, k.d. lang, Jim Carrey and Drew Barrymore. LaChapelle is also interested in producing independent feature films. See less