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Chantal Regnault

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

Early life

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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

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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

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

Bibliography

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  • Voguing and the House Ballroom Scene of New York City 1989-92, Soul Jazz Books, 2011. ISBN 978-0955481765.

See also

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References

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  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.