David Sims (born 1966) is a
British fashion photographer who first made his name in the early 1990s.
Commercial career
Sims was born in
Sheffield. He worked first as a photographer's assistant with Robert Erdmann and Norman Watson. 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.
Exhibitions
International exhibitions of Sims' work have been held at the
Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo,
Fotomuseum Winterthur,
Switzerland
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and
Deichtorhallen in Hamburg.
The
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London held a solo exhibition of Sims' work in 2013.
Collections
His work is held in the permanent collections of London's
Victoria and Albert Museum
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(V&A) and
Tate Modern.
Awards
Sims was named young fashion photographer of the year twice (1994 and 1996) at the
Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival.
Personal life
Sims once lived in
Cornwall with his partner, the fashion designer
Luella Bartley. They now live in
London
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.
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Photographers from Yorkshire
British fashion photographers
Artists from Sheffield
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