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David Williams Author, Editor & Translator

David Williams is an Edinburgh-based photographic artist. He was Head of Photography at Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, retiring 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 across the globe and held in various private collections. 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.