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