1. David LaChapelle
By: Donovan J. Velez

2. Born on March 11, 1963. Hartford, CT.
North Carolina School of the Arts. (Fascinated by first ever photo taken.)
Bullied at age 15.
Runs away to New York City.
Returns to North Carolina.
NYC’s 303 Gallery

3. Andy Warhol, HERO.
Interview Magazine at age 17.
Rise of Fame.

4. “Eminem: About to Blow,” By, David LaChapelle. (1999)

6. “Aristocracy I, II, III,” By, David LaChapelle. (2014)
…then click the placeholders to add your own pictures and captions.
“Aristocracy I, II, III,” By, David LaChapelle. (2014)

7. “Rebirth Of Venus,” By, David LaChapelle. (2011)
“Once In The Garden,” By, David LaChapelle. (2014)

8. “Negative Currency Project: Chinese Yuan,” By, David LaChapelle. (2010)

9. “The Rape Of Africa,” By, David LaChapelle. (2009)
“Would-Be Martyr And 72 Virgins,” By, David LaChapelle. (2008)

10. “Deluge”
By, David LaChapelle. (2006)

11. “Heaven To Hell,” By, David LaChapelle. (2006)

12. “Jesus Is My Homeboy”
By, David LaChapelle. (2003)

13. “Guilty Things,” By, David LaChapelle. (2003)

14. “Guilty Things: Pimp and Ho,” By, David LaChapelle. (2003)

15. Awards 2014 Young Photographers Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award
2012 Artist of the Year, American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
2012 National Geographic Magazine Photography Seminar, Featured Speaker
2010 OUT in Art Award, GLAAD Award
2006 Presented with GLAAD's Vito Russo Award for Outstanding Contributions Toward Eliminating Homophobias
th Annual MVPA Awards - Winner Director of the Year - Best Rock Video of the Year for No Doubt It's My Life
2004 Special Juried Prize Mountainfilm, Telluride
2004 Special Juried Recognition, Sundance Film Festival
2004 Best Documentary, Aspen Film Festival
th Annual MVPA Awards - Adult Contemporary Video of the Year - Elton John This Train Don't Stop There Anymore
2000 Best Video for Moby's Natural Blues, the MTV Europe Music Awards
1999 Cover of the Year Category, the Eisies
1998 Best Cutting Edge Essay and Style Photography, Life magazine's Alfred Eisenstadt Awards for Magazine Photography (the Eisies)
1997 Art Directors Club Award for Best Book Design for LaChapelle Land
1996 ICP Infinity Award for Applied Photography
1996 Photographer of the Year Award, the VH-1 Fashion Awards
1995 Best New Photographer of the Year, French Photo and American Photo magazines