Chantal Regnault
Chantal Regnault is a French photographer. She is known for photographing the Harlem ballroom scene.[1]
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Regnault began photographing the Harlem ballroom scene in the late 1980s; her themes were fashion, dance, and identity.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]- Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92, Soul Jazz Books, 2011. ISBN 978-0955481765.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ballroom Photographer Chantal Regnault". Google Arts & Culture.
- ^ "In vogue: How photographer Chantal Regnault captured the Harlem ball scene's rise to fame". www.itsnicethat.com.
- ^ a b Weber, Curt (August 16, 2012). "Chantal Regnault: Deep in Vogue". Lambda Literary Review.
- ^ https://dominiquefiat.com/en/artists/chantal-regnault/#:~:text=Chantal%20Regnault%20is%20French%20and,place%20of%20life%20and%20research.
- ^ a b "Interview: Chantal Regnault on Voguing in New York". The FADER.