Chantal Regnault

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Chantal Regnault is a French photographer. She is known for photographing the Harlem ballroom scene. [1]

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Early life

Regnault was born in France. [2] She left France for New York after the May 1968 uprisings. [3] She later lived in Haiti until the 2010 earthquake caused her to leave. [3]

Education

Regnault studied literature before turning to photography. [4] Once she began pursuing photography, she started out as a street photographer, capturing breakdancing and graffiti. [5] Later, some of her ballroom subjects were Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper LaBeija, Freddie Pendavis, Angie Xtravaganza, Paris Dupree, and Dorian Corey. [5]

Career

Regnault began photographing the Harlem ballroom scene in the late 1980s; her themes were fashion, dance, and identity. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ballroom Photographer Chantal Regnault". Google Arts & Culture.
  2. ↑ "In vogue: How photographer Chantal Regnault captured the Harlem ball scene's rise to fame". www.itsnicethat.com.
  3. 1 2 Weber, Curt (August 16, 2012). "Chantal Regnault: Deep in Vogue". Lambda Literary Review.
  4. ↑ https://dominiquefiat.com/en/artists/chantal-regnault/#:~:text=Chantal%20Regnault%20is%20French%20and,place%20of%20life%20and%20research.
  5. 1 2 "Interview: Chantal Regnault on Voguing in New York". The FADER.
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