“MR. LACHAPELLE IS CERTAIN TO INFLUENCE THE WORK OF A NEW GENERATION OF PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE SAME WAY THAT MR. AVEDON PIONEERED SO MUCH OF WHAT IS FAMILIAR TODAY.”  "MR. AVEDON SAID THAT 'OF ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHERS INVENTING SURREAL IMAGES, IT WAS MR. LACHAPELLE WHO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE THE GENRE'S MAGRITTE.'"
-Richard Avedon, NEW YORK TIMES

"HE ISN'T VERY IMPRESSED BY CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHY. ‘THERE'S A LOT OF PORNOGRAPHIC PICTURES TAKEN BY THE YOUNG TODAY,’... HE FROWNED. ‘A LOT OF THE NUDITY IS JUST GRATUITOUS. BUT SOMEONE WHO MAKES ME LAUGH IS DAVID LACHAPELLE. I THINK HE'S VERY BRIGHT, VERY FUNNY, AND GOOD.’'
-Helmut Newton, NEW YORK TIMES

 

David LaChapelle is known internationally for his exceptional talent in combining a unique hyper-realistic aesthetic with profound social messages. LaChapelle's photography career began in the 1980's when he began showing his artwork in New York City galleries. His work caught the eye of Andy Warhol, who offered him his first job as a photographer at Interview Magazine. His photographs of celebrities in Interview garnered positive attention, and before long he was shooting for a variety of top editorial publications and creating some of the most memorable advertising campaigns of his generation.

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