DAVID DOBSON

“When I was a boy, I wanted to be an explorer.”

  – David Dobson

The son of American missionaries, David Dobson was raised in Sri Lanka, Calcutta and Cairo. By the age of 12, he’d taken up photography as a way of processing the extremes of his experiences and soon discovered his role as a visual storyteller. 

David’s photos have appeared in Vogue, Elle, DestinAsian, Us, Relevant, Bride and People, and campaigns for Levi’s, Stüssy, Motorola, Billabong, Mondetta and Quiksilver. He has documented mission work for Compassion International, Convoy of Hope, Kolkata Mercy Hospital and World Vision, and photographed celebrities/icons that include B.B. King, Amy Grant, Evel Knievel, Nikki Taylor, Michael W. Smith, Kate Upton, Newsboys, Peter Frampton, Joel Osteen, Margot Price, George Thorogood, Tatjana Patitz, Tommy Lasorda, Joyce Meyer, Emmylou Harris, Kathy Ireland, Third Day, HRH The Maharaja of Jodhpur, New Order, Lyle Lovett and his childhood next-door-neighbor Mother Teresa. 

David has traveled on assignment to more than 153 countries around the world and calls Nashville home. 

Equipment

David Dobson shoots with Nikon Cameras, Leica Cameras, ProFoto lighting, Pelican cases, and at Westlightstudios in Franklin, TN.