David Sims | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58)
Sheffield, England |
Occupation | Photographer |
Partner | Luella Bartley |
Website |
www |
David Sims (born 1966) is a British fashion photographer who first made his name in the early 1990s.
Sims was born in Sheffield. He worked first as a photographer's assistant with Robert Erdmann and Norman Watson. [1] He was taken on by a photography agency and his work began to feature in editorial pages of magazines. He has also worked in advertising, creating images for brands. [2]
International exhibitions of Sims' work have been held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland and Deichtorhallen in Hamburg. [3]
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London held a solo exhibition of Sims' work in 2013. [2]
His work is held in the permanent collections of London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and Tate Modern. [2] [4]
Sims was named young fashion photographer of the year twice (1994 and 1996) at the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival. [3]
Sims once lived in Cornwall with his partner, the fashion designer Luella Bartley. [5] They now live in London. [6]
David Sims | |
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Born | 1966 (age 57–58)
Sheffield, England |
Occupation | Photographer |
Partner | Luella Bartley |
Website |
www |
David Sims (born 1966) is a British fashion photographer who first made his name in the early 1990s.
Sims was born in Sheffield. He worked first as a photographer's assistant with Robert Erdmann and Norman Watson. [1] He was taken on by a photography agency and his work began to feature in editorial pages of magazines. He has also worked in advertising, creating images for brands. [2]
International exhibitions of Sims' work have been held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland and Deichtorhallen in Hamburg. [3]
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London held a solo exhibition of Sims' work in 2013. [2]
His work is held in the permanent collections of London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and Tate Modern. [2] [4]
Sims was named young fashion photographer of the year twice (1994 and 1996) at the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival. [3]
Sims once lived in Cornwall with his partner, the fashion designer Luella Bartley. [5] They now live in London. [6]