HE IS NOW CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST-SELLING PHOTOGRAPHERS IN THE WORLD.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, David took up photography at an early age and as a 20-year-old found himself working as a photographer for The London Times on the pitch at the World Cup Final in Mexico City, one of numerous sporting events David covered as a press photographer. However, after University David went into banking and went on to launch a hedge fund - an industry he spent many years in. In 2014, he sold the fund to return to what had really been his passion all along.

David refuses to be conveniently categorised within a genre of photography and his career, which started with the famous photograph of Diego Maradona in Mexico City in 1986, has taken him on a relentless journey around the world.

“I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT MY CAREER WOULD HAVE LOOKED LIKE IF I NEVER TOOK THIS PHOTOGRAPH.”

His subject matters have included sports stars, wildlife, supermodels and frontier towns. Since Covid, he has spent much of his time working on a personal anthology of the Wild West of America and tried to tell new stories that entertain rather than teach. He identifies as a storyteller as much as he does a photographic specialist.