About David

David Downs is a photographer and educator based out of Plano, Texas.  His professional photography journey began in 2011 with his purchase of a Nikon D5100.  In 2023 he earned his CPP and began competing and submitting images for PPA Merits.

In 2024, he earned his Master of Photography from PPA.  Together with his business partner, David has been leading workshops around the country since 2015.  His images have won multiple awards including Silver Yellow Rose Medal in 2023 and a Platinum Yellow Rose Medal in 2024 from the Texas Professional Photographers Association. 

In 2019, he was selected as Artist of The Year by the Art Centre of Plano and his work hangs in numerous business and government buildings in the North Texas area.  He was recently elected as a PPA Councilor and is a PPA Juror in Training.  Separate from his workshop and educational work, David provides commercial photography work to various engineering and branding firms in the Dallas area.  He also occasionally accepts portrait commissions, and his image was selected as the Best Portrait of a Man in 2024 by TPPA.  Through his online gallery he has sold work to clients around the world.

 

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