BIO

I moved to Ottawa in 2002 to attend journalism school at Carleton University.

I was formally introduced to photojournalism while working at Centretown News, which was a credit in the journalism program as well as a biweekly newspaper serving Ottawa’s downtown community.

My first regular freelance assignments came from the Ottawa Citizen newspaper and Ottawa Magazine—the latter of which has been shuttered, sadly.

From community to municipal to provincial, national and international news coverage, the move from one to the next in a political hub like Ottawa felt both natural and inevitable.

After more than 20 years in the news industry I’ve had the privilege of working with clients such as The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, Postmedia, Maclean’s, The Walrus, The Logic, The Canadian Press, Vice, The Times, Reuters, and Bloomberg Business.

Throughout my career I’ve stayed attached to Carleton University as a photojournalism instructor.

My interest in street photography is longstanding and has probably always influenced my editorial eye, which is why you’ll find a Street category on my website.

While this space features a sampling of my work at a glance, I update more regularly on Instagram.

You can find my socials and email at the bottom of the page, and reach me there any time.

-David