David LaChapelle

David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who is known for fashion, advertising and fine art photography. He has a surreal and humorous style. He was born on March 11th 1963 in Conneticut. LaChapelle went to North Carolina School of the Arts. His first photograph was of his mother who wore a bikini and held a martini glass on the balcony. Soon after he became obsessed with photography. He was offered his first professional job by Andy Warhol for Interview magazine, and his book LaChapelle Land and Hotel LaChapelle which both contained vivid and bizarre portraits of celebrities. He was the director of Madonna's video for the 2005 hit "Hung Up" but fell apart due to creative differences. Also in the UK he directed the surreal Lost trailers for Channel 4 and showed the cast dancing in 1920's costume among the burning wreckage on the beach. He also directed Channel 4's promotion for Desperate Housewives (season one). His work has been described as surreal, ironic. He uses celebrities and exaggerates aspects of them or their superficial world.