About

David creates branded photography for Image Libraries for Oil & Gas / Energy and Industrial clients.  He produces work for Brand Narrative, Editorial, Commercial and Corporate environment. Along with creating images for Higher Education, Healthcare, Sports Action/Marketing,  local business and private clients. 

For offshore work, David is certified in; THUET w CA-EBS, IADC RigPass, Hydrogen Sulfide - H2s, SEMS & SEMS II, Marine Trash & Debris, Medic First Aid by HSI ,Bloodborne Pathogens by HSI and holds a TWIC card.

In 2020 during the pandemic he pivoted,  capturing video, editing, producing virtual online services each week for Journey Church until the photography market opened back up. 

David's background has included working as a photojournalist for 12 years (still, audio & video). Laying in a crater with Marines as claymore explode overhead while photographing training at Marine Corps Base, Quantico. 

Flying in helicopters monthly for 4 years capturing a university campus rebuild. Teaching  photography, multimedia storytelling and video production at Randolph College as an Adjunct Instructor and working as the Managing Photographer in Liberty University’s Marketing Department where he lead a team of 4 full-time photographers and 2 student workers. David is also an independent photographer for USA Today Sports Images and a Backyard BBQ Pit Master (check out instagram.com/duncans_bbq)!

David & his wife, Michelle, have been married for 25 years this July. They lived in Virginia for over 20 years before making a life move with their twins to Houston, Texas where he grew up.  

Clients

Corporate: Talos Energy, Atlas Copco, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Delta Star Inc. Veneno Tequila, Virginia Metal Fab, AMADA America Inc, Tanda Resources, Shepherd Steel, Appalachian Tank Car Services Inc, Wendel, Centra Medical Group, Piedmont Eye Center, Barron Collier Resources, Otto Oil & Gas, National D-Day Memorial Foundation, ACS-Automated Conveyor Systems, Schrader Pacific, Stroobants Cardiovascular Center, Valtim Marketing, Runk & Pratt. Davenport & Company, Neighbors Place, Boonsboro CC. 

Institutions: Lynchburg College, Randolph College, Liberty University, Lawrenceville School, Malone Alumni Magazine, Sweet Briar College, Wharton Rugby Football Club, Kenyon College, Campbell University, Keenesaw State College, Gardner Webb, ODU. YWCA of Central Virginia, Breentwood Church, Journey Church Texas, Urban Mountain Adventures. 

Editorial: WIRED Magazine, Life Magazine & Books, Sports Illustrated, Web MD, Saturn 360, Smart Money, Associated Press (AP), USA Today Sports Images, News & Advance, Potomac News, Central Virginia Home, Lawrentian Alumni Magazine.

Collections: Library of Congress / American Folk Life Center. David Duncan September 11th Collection. Documentary photography  & audio stories from the days and months after 9/11 that affected the community in Lynchburg, VA.

Documentary Projects: (still images & audio stories) Peanuts, Popcorn Cold Beer Here baseball in Lynchburg VA. Innocents Lost / Lynchburg 911 (later was accepted into the LOC)