ENTRY DESCRIPTION
If I were to write a memoir of my life, the byline might read, “A Mix of Melancholy and Apathy.” Not because I don’t have a great life—I certainly do. But those are two predominant themes of my inner life. Photography is a medium that allows me to seek and feel something more in the world. To create beauty from the mundane, to turn indifference into passion, and apathy into empathy.

My work focuses on long-term landscape projects that allow me to create connections to a place over time. This photograph highlights work made on a remote corner of northwest Ireland as part of a broader project documenting landscapes and seascapes of the North Atlantic Ocean.

The Irish people’s famous hospitality and warmth belies its often hostile and unforgiving weather. Through this selection of images I hope to demonstrate that even in harsh surroundings, the Irish landscape is one that is connected with the people who inhabit it. Despite the constant wind and rain there is a human element imbued throughout the landscape, unique to the people who call it home. And like the genuine warmth of Irish people, this image is best viewed in the warmth of home. Maybe even with a pint of Guinness.

AUTHOR
David is a photographer, printmaker and woodworker based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. His work focuses on long-term landscape projects that come to life through platinum palladium prints made in his studio. David is also an accomplished woodworker and the owner of Saw & Mitre Frame Company, where he makes handmade frames for photographers around the world. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Business Administration from the College of William and Mary and before setting off on his own endeavors, worked in various corporate roles. AIso an avid surfer, if he’s not working on prints in his studio or hanging out with his wife and children, he’s probably out in the ocean catching a few waves.

Most recently David published Big Water, a fine art photography book highlighting the landscapes and seascapes of Virginia's Eastern Shore.

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