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David Christopher Lee is an American

United States

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Film director

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who travels the world shooting high fashion, celebrities, entertainment, food, and art. As a Chinese American

Chinese American

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photographer, Lee engages his cultural aesthetic within his contemporary American affiliation with histories past.

Background

Lee was born into a (Taishan

Taishan

Taishan is a coastal county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. The city is part of the Greater Taishan Region....

) Chinese American

Chinese American

family at Whittier Presbyterian Hospital in Whittier, California

Whittier, California

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, with two younger sisters, Krystal, co-founder and president of Club Green Volleyball Club in Southern California, and Ashley, prominent California volleyball

Volleyball

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champion and co-founder of Club Green Volleyball Club. Lee's Father Norman, former High School teacher and co-founder of Graphic Motion in partnership with Lee's mother Jeanie whom is CEO. Lee Graduated from Glen A. Wilson High School

Glen A. Wilson High School

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, in Hacienda Heights, California

Hacienda Heights, California

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, and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

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Early life

Lee grew up primarily in Hacienda Heights. Inspired by the works of artists such as Annie Leibovitz

Annie Leibovitz

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, Ansel Adams

Ansel Adams

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, Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

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, Stanley Kubrick

Stanley Kubrick

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, Disney, and Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol

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, Lee developed a wide array of interest within the field of creating. Lee's interest in popular culture

Popular culture

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and entertainment gossip led him to pursue journalism and photography. At the early age of 17 Lee Shot for 17 Magazine, Teen Choice Awards

Teen Choice Awards

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, Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

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, Britney Spears

Britney Spears

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, Beyonce and 'N Sync

'N Sync

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Career

In 1999, Lee began his career in the entertainment industry as a photographer on the red carpet

Red carpet

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. Lee's work is showcased all over the world and can be seen on the Las Vegas Strip

Las Vegas Strip

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, and in New York's Times Square

Times Square

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. Lee is the co-founder of TDink Magazine with renowned Bay Area graphic designer Tiffany Chin, and has started many other successful publications such as, dTownLA.com and destinationluxury.com. Recently Lee has been Directing and Producing Short Films for some of the most important icons in fashion such as Zac Posen

Zac Posen

- Early life :Posen was raised in the SoHo neighborhood of lower Manhattan, the son of artist Stephen Posen and corporate lawyer Susan Posen. His interest in fashion design started early, and as a child he would steal yarmulkes from his grandparents' synagogue to make ball dresses for dolls...

, Jill Stuart and Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels

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. Currently resides in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

California

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and New York.

Publications

People,
Seventeen,
Teen,
Teen People,
Ocean Drive
Vogue Taiwan,
Vegas,
Teen Now,
Attitude Magazine,
Instinct Magazine (cover),
Nirvana Magazine (cover),
Vivid Magazine (cover),
Surfer Girl Magazine,
Yellow Magazine (cover),
Lucire Magazine,
Teen People Magazine,
Supermodels Unlimited Magazine,
Unleashed Magazine,
IGN.com,
Permission Magazine,
The Rafu Shimpo,
The SF Examiner,
Asiance Magazine,
Askmen.com,
The New York Times

Celebrities photographed

Mandy Moore

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,
Misty May (2008 Woman's Olympic Volleyball Team),
Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian

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,
Michael Madsen

Michael Madsen

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,
Kevin Durand

Kevin Durand

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,
Lee Daniels

Lee Daniels

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Mark McGrath

Mark McGrath

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,
Alan Chin (artist)

Alan Chin (artist)

Alan Christopher Chin is an American artist working in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has worked in the media of painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, sculpture, and film. He is known for his exploratory paintings and sculptures. Chin studied at California College of the Arts in Oakland,...

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Kourtney Kardashian

Kourtney Kardashian

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,
Khloe Kardashian

Khloe Kardashian

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,
Jaime Pressly

Jaime Pressly

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,
Shawn Pyfrom

Shawn Pyfrom

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,
Ken Davitan,
Linda Hamilton

Linda Hamilton

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(Terminator 2),
Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu

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,
Lacey Chabert

Lacey Chabert

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(Mean Girls
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),
Simon Rex

Simon Rex

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Andre Legacy,
Casey Johnson

Casey Johnson

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(Johnson & Johnson

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heiress),
Mimi Rogers

Mimi Rogers

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Russell Wong

Russell Wong

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Lindsay Price (Lipstick Jungle),
Bai Ling

Bai Ling

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Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

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Bobby Lee,
Tom DeLonge

Tom DeLonge

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from (Blink-182

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),
Catt Sadler

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Noureen DeWulf

Noureen DeWulf

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,
Drew Seeley,
Harajuku Girls,
Rex Lee

Rex Lee

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,
Jason Wahler (The Hills
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),
Lady Gaga

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Marie Digby

Marié Digby

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Mickey Avalon

Mickey Avalon

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,
Rachel Sterling (Pussycat Dolls

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),
Raven Simone,
Scott Michael Foster

Scott Michael Foster

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(Greek

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Shawn Pyfrom

Shawn Pyfrom

(Desperate Housewives
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Bo Benton,
Steve Aoki

Steve Aoki

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Sara Paxton

Sara Paxton

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Tomiko Frasier,
Cheryl Burke

Cheryl Burke

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(Dancing with the Stars
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),
James Kyson Lee (Heroes

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),
Mei Melancon (X-Men: The Last Stand
X-Men: The Last Stand
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Pusher Deville,
Doug & Jackie Christie

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Lisa Ray

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,
Michael Copon

Michael Copon

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, (One Tree Hill

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),
Blu Cantrell

Blu Cantrell

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,
Bai Ling

Bai Ling

,
Lindsay Price,
Emmanuelle Chriqui

Emmanuelle Chriqui

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