About

David, combined, has nearly 30 years of experience in photography, 2 decades as a professional photographer running his own business, and nearly 10 years as an instructor. Originally born outside of Dallas, Texas, David immigrated to Canada in 1988 with his grandparents.

In his 20’s you would find David exploring all forms of creativity, including working at a local recording studio where he would create music, commercial spots, and eventually work in foley production for film. This sparked his love of cinema, and he quickly moved to Toronto, Canada, to study film,

In 2008 David relocated back to Calgary and reacquainted himself with the Rockies and ignited a passion for landscape, astro, and wildlife photography. If he wasn’t at home, you would find him in the mountains in the early morning hours, late evenings, and all through the night. In 2014, David took his first solo trip overseas to Iceland, where his love for exploring new locations exploded. He has since visited over 15 countries, all 50 states, and continues to explore every year to grow, learn, and bring the beauty of this wonderful world to all of you.

Being a colourblind photographer, David faces many challenges in his craft but explains, “The absence of colour lets me focus on all the other little details”. His unique vision creates stunning results that pull you into a photograph and make you truly feel the moments.

Now in his 40’s David continues to focus on refining his craft, documenting the world around him and bringing a voice to the wildlife and the land they call home. He focuses his efforts between conservation and education to help inspire the next generation of custodians for this beautiful place we call home.

Here is an extended portfolio of some of the other styles of photography David has explored over the years, including architecture, fine art, portraits and more.

Portfolio

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Education:

Toronto Film Institute – 2004-2006

Accreditations:

Nationaly Accredited Landscape Photographer (PPOC)

Events:

The Camera Store 2019 – Travel Photography (Intro)

The Camera Store 2019 – Travel Photography (full)

Sony BeAlpha Live 2021 – B&H Booth -Responsible Wildlife Photography

B&H Photo 2021 -“5 Tips for Respectful Wildlife Photography”

B&H Photo 2021 -Wildlife Week – “Keeping it Wild – A Conversation about wildlife photography”

Publishing (print):

Bosch eBike Catalogue – 2022

Digital Photographer Magazine – Issue 227 – 2020

Digital Photographer Magazine – Issue 226 – 2020

Digit Camera Magazine Issue 223 – 2019

Metro Photo Competition 2007 – First Place Canadian – (Lafarge Trails)

Rogers Magazine 2006 – Upcoming musicians article

Publishing (online):

The Weather Channel – Featured Image “Chinook” – 2022

New York Post – Written Article and video March 2019

dailymail.co.uk – Written Article March 2019

diyphotography.net – Written Article March 2019

petapixel.com – Written Article March 2019

fstoppers.com – Written Article March 2019

fstoppers.com – Written Article Jan 2019

The Weather Network – Photo Feature 2014 – (Wrath)

fstoppers.com – Photo of the Day Jan 2 2017 (Sunburst Sunset)

fstoppers.com – Photographer of the Month Jan 2017

Canadian Destinations – Photo Feature Jan 5 2017 (Walk the Line)

Stone Ridge Mountain Resort – Photo Feature Jan 8 2017 (Walk the Line)

CBC.ca – Various Wildlife Articles – 2017 (Yogi)

Nikon Canada – Photo Feature – June and May 2017 (Beam Me Up and Cape Spear)

Outdoor Photography Canada – Photo Feature – April 2017 (Sunwapta Falls)

Canada Geo Magazine – Photo Feature – Sept 2017 (Niblet Views)

National Geographic – Your Shot – 2017

National Geographic – Your Shot Editors Choice – 2019

Enchroma – Colourblind Article – 2019

Solo Exhibitions:

Deville Coffee – Calgary – 2016 to present

Group Exhibitions:

Metro Photo Competition – Edmonton 2009 – (Lafarge Trails)

Western Photography Showcase – Calgary Stampede 2016

Radljost – Icelandic Show – Resolve Photo 2016

Exposure Festival – Motion Gallery 2017

Exposure Festival – Emerging Photographer Showcase 2017

Western Photography Showcase – Calgary Stampede 2017

Western Photography Showcase – Calgary Stampede 2018

Nikon Canada TIFF Gallery – Toronto 2019

TV, Cinema & Online Appearances:

The Weather Channel – Featured Image “Chinook” – 2022

LeWe TF1 News – Ice Cave Interview – Iceland 2019

New York Post – Colourblind Video – 2019

Daily Mail – Colourblind Video & Article – 2019

DIY Photography – Colourblind Video & Article – 2019

PetaPixel – Colourblind Video & Article – 2019

Story Trender – Colourblind Article – 2019

Right This Minute – Colourblind Video & Article – 2019

NewsyPeople – Colourblind Video & Article – 2019

Unilad – Colourblind Video (400k views) – 2019

USA Today – Colourblind Video & Interview – 2019

Awards:

Metro Photo Competition 2007 – First Place Canadian – (lafarge trails)

Epson Pano Awards 2015 – Bronze Award Open and Amateur class – (sky on fire, aurora pond, flat rock, shifty, ocean bound)

Epson Pano Awards 2016 – Silver Award Amateur class – (sleeping giant, hourglass, winter reflections)

Epson Pano Awards 2016 – Bronze Award Open class – (banff under goliath, three sisters reflection, milky way, chinook arch, golden beach, winter reflections)