David Sims (photographer)

David Sims
Born	1966 (age 57–58) Sheffield, England
Occupation	Photographer
Partner	Luella Bartley
Website	www.davidsims.com

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.[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]

Exhibitions

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]

Collections

His work is held in the permanent collections of London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and Tate Modern.[2][4]

Awards

Sims was named young fashion photographer of the year twice (1994 and 1996) at the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival.[3]

Personal life

Sims once lived in Cornwall with his partner, the fashion designer Luella Bartley.[5] They now live in London.[6]

References

1. "David Sims - Voguepedia". Vogue.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
2. "BOWIEVIRUS: David Sims | Institute of Contemporary Arts". Ica.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
3. "David Sims - SHOWstudio - The Home of Fashion Film". SHOWstudio. 23 January 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
4. "V&A Museum - Radical Fashion". Vam.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
5. "Luella Bartley (Vogue.com UK)". Vogue.co.uk. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
6. "David Simsis One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2018". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

External links

• David Sims at FMD
• David Sims at Models.com