David Sims
David Sims (born 1966) is a British fashion photographer who first made his name in the early 1990s.
David Sims
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- Name
- David Sims
- Occupation
- Photographer
- Born
- 1966
- Birthplace
- Sheffield, England
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- performing arts
- Languages
- English
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David Sims (born 1966) is a British fashion photographer who first made his name in the early 1990s.
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• Name — David Sims • Partner — Luella Bartley • Occupation — Photographer • Born — 1966 • Birthplace — Sheffield, England • Website — www.davidsims.com
Commercial career
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
Exhibitions
International exhibitions of Sims' work have been held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland and Deichtorhallen in Hamburg. The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London held a solo exhibition of Sims' work in 2013.
Personal life
Personal life
Sims once lived in Cornwall with his partner, the fashion designer Luella Bartley. They now live in London.
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Sheffield.
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Collections
His work is held in the permanent collections of London's Victoria and Albert Museum (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.
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- 1.Vogue.com. David Sims - Voguepedia.
- 2.Ica.org.uk. BOWIEVIRUS: David Sims | Institute of Contemporary Arts.
- 3.SHOWstudio. David Sims - SHOWstudio - The Home of Fashion Film. 23 January 2002.
- 4.Vam.ac.uk. V&A Museum - Radical Fashion.
- 5.Vogue.co.uk. Luella Bartley (Vogue.com UK).
- 6.David Simsis One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry in 2018. The Business of Fashion.
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