PHOTOGRAPHER

David LaChapelle

1963 - Today

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David LaChapelle (born March 11, 1963) is an American photographer, music video director, and film director. He is best known for his work in fashion and photography, which often references art history and sometimes conveys social messages. His photographic style has been described as "hyper-real and slyly subversive" and as "kitsch pop surrealism". Once called "the Fellini of photography", LaChapelle has worked for international publications and has had his work exhibited in commercial galleries and institutions around the world. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. David LaChapelle is the 136th most popular photographer (down from 120th in 2024), the 10,169th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,772nd in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Photographer.

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS

Among photographers, David LaChapelle ranks 136 out of 148. Before him are Sanja Iveković, Emma Schenson, Allan Warren, Erwin Olaf, Garry Winogrand, and Clarence Hudson White. After him are Martha Cooper, Fernando Pereira, Wolfgang Tillmans, Titian Peale, Alvin Langdon Coburn, and Andres Serrano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, David LaChapelle ranks 430. Before him are Candan Erçetin, Stefan Pettersson, Marcos Pontes, Jens Hultén, Li Shufu, and Kira Ivanova. After him are Hiroaki Hirata, Gavin Hood, Florence Parly, Detlef Schrempf, Jed Brophy, and Mark McGwire.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David LaChapelle ranks 10,169 out of 20,380. Before him are Eion Bailey (1976), Don Carlos Buell (1818), Blue Mitchell (1930), and Alexander Hall (1894). After him are Paula Badosa (1997), Spike Jones (1911), Frank Fetter (1863), Harold Budd (1936), Clint Dempsey (1983), Jay O. Sanders (1953), Cheryl Studer (1955), and Karl Rove (1950).

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Among PHOTOGRAPHERS In United States

Among photographers born in United States, David LaChapelle ranks 39. Before him are Milton H. Greene (1922), F. Holland Day (1864), Toni Frissell (1907), Sally Mann (1951), Garry Winogrand (1928), and Clarence Hudson White (1871). After him are Martha Cooper (1943), Titian Peale (1799), Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882), Andres Serrano (1950), Terry Richardson (1965), and Steven Klein (1965).

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