Chantal Regnault
Chantal Regnault is a French photographer. She is known for photographing the Harlem ballroom scene.
Regnault was born in France. She left France for New York after the May 1968 uprisings. She later lived in Haiti until the 2010 earthquake caused her to leave.
Education
Regnault studied literature before turning to photography. Once she began pursuing photography, she started out as a street photographer, capturing breakdancing and graffiti. Later, some of her ballroom subjects were Octavia St. Laurent, Pepper LaBeija, Freddie Pendavis, Angie Xtravaganza, Paris Dupree, and Dorian Corey.
Career
Regnault began photographing the Harlem ballroom scene in the late 1980s; her themes were fashion, dance, and identity.