Voted one of the "25 Most Influential Living Photographers" by PDN Magazine 2005

Winner of "Best Documentary" for Rize at Aspen Film Festival 2004

Special Juried Recognition Sundance film Festival 2004

Special Juried Prize Mountainfilm in Telluride 2004

"One of the ten most important photographers now"- Photo Magazine

"David LaChapelle is the Fellini of photography"- New York Magazine

"Of all the photographers inventing surreal images, it is
Mr. LaChapelle who has the potential to be the genre's Magritte"
-Richard Avedon, The New York Times

"There's a lot of pornographic pictures taken by the young today" he said. "There's a magazine, Purple." He frowned. "A lot of nudity is just gratuitous. But someone who makes me laugh is David LaChapelle. I think hes very bright, very funny and good."
-Helmut Newton, The New York Times