David LaChapelle

David LaChapelle is an american photographer from Conneticut. He was offered his first job by Andy Warhol after meeting him at Studio54. His vibrant works emphasize color and have appeared within a healthy variety of publications such as GQ, Rolling Stone, Vouge, and Vanity Fair. He says his goal with every photograph is to, "Create an image that a college student will rip out of a magazine and stick onto their fridge". As well as photography, LaChapelle is a director. His movie Rize, chronicles the the start of the krump movement, a hardcore street style of hip hop dance.