David Gibson

“I probably spend more time looking at photographs than I do actually taking them. My shelves at home are lined with photography books. The work of the so-called master photographers – and the less heralded – have always been a source of reassurance and stimulation for my own photography.

“Photographers such as Elliott Erwitt, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Mario Giacomelli, Robert Frank, Sylvia Plachy and Tony Ray-Jones, to name but a few. The list is endless and always open to change.

“I should also acknowledge the other photographers from In-Public, especially those in London, who have constantly refreshed and challenged me.

“Street photography for me is an instinctive urge. After nearly twenty years of wandering with my camera, it still remains about staying curious and just looking for the luck.”

David Gibson was born in Ilford, Essex in 1957. He worked for several years as a Residential Social Worker before pursuing photography full-time in 1994. In 2002 he completed an MA in Photography: History and Culture at the London College of Printing.

David is often commissioned by design agencies in London and his photographs are held in several prominent stock libraries and private collections.

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