David Williams is an Edinburgh-based photographic artist. He was Head of Photography at Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh. He retired from ECA in 2017. Prior to becoming involved in photography, he was a professional musician and songwriter, employed by Ringo Starr's publishing house. Williams' intensely lyrical, visually captivating work is exhibited internationally. His photographs have been published and anthologised throughout Europe, in the USA and in Japan. He has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards. Most notably, he was presented with the BBC '150 Years of Photography' award. He was also nominated for the highly prestigious 'Kyoto Prize (Arts and Philosophy)', in Japan. His work is held in the following collections: City Art Centre Edinburgh, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Equinor (Statoil) Art Collection Stavanger Norway, Ferens Art Gallery Hull, Fidelity Investments Corporate Art Collection USA, FNAC International Collection Paris, Iceland National Art Gallery Rekyjavik, The McManus Dundee, National Galleries of Scotland, Navigator Foundation, Boston, USA, Polaroid International Collection Westlicht Collection Vienna Austria, Standard Life Edinburgh, St Andrew's University, State Street Bank Boston USA, Sun Chlorella Corporation Kyoto Japan, University of Edinburgh, Victoria and Albert Museum London, WMG Photography Fund London and in various private collections.
