David LaChapelle / Biography

His first photograph was of his single mother, Helga LaChapelle, on a family vacation in Puerto Rico. She wore a bikini and held a martini glass on a balcony. From then on he was obsessed with photography.
Has been a professional fashion photographer of celebrity portraits for such magazines as Details, Vanity Fair, The Face, Vogue, Interview, Rolling Stone etc. since 1987. He quickly became one of the most famous fashion and entertainment photographers in the world.
Attended North Carolina School of the Arts, Arts Student League (NYC) and the School of Visual Arts (NYC).
Ranked among the Top Ten Most Important People in Photography in the World by American Photo Magazine.
Andy Warhol offered him his first professional job, shooting for Interview magazine.
Has two siblings, Sonja and Philip.
Mother is Helga.
The first photograph he took was of his mother when he was six years old.
Was Pamela Anderson's "maid of honor" at her St. Tropez wedding to Kid Rock.