Artist: David Lachapelle

*I should reference this for mentioning both the shark and Greenberg.




















David Lachapelle: unstoppable force? Maybe...

Here is a short biography from his website:

• 1995 Named “Best New Photographer of the Year” by both French Photo and American Photo magazines
• 1996 “Photographer of the Year Award” at the VH-1 Fashion Awards 1996 “Applied Photography of the Year Award” from The International Center of Photography
• 1997 Art Directors Club Award for Best Book Design for LaChapelle Land
• 1998 Best “Cutting Edge Essay” and “Style Photography” at Life magazine’s Alfred Eisenstadt Awards for Magazine Photography (the Eisies)
• 1999 Honored in the “Cover of the Year” category at the Eisies
• 1999 Placed second on CNN’s list of “20 to Watch in 2000”

Obviously quite impressive. But his work is just so vivid and daunting in its scale that it's left we wondering: when is this guy going to jump the shark already? If you take a look at the 'exhibition' section of his website, you'll most likely conclude, as I have, that it won't be for quite some time. Lachapelle's creativity and diversity will be what saves him from committing a Jill Greenberg (IMO).

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David Lachapelle's Website