David Sims (born 1966) is a

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fashion photographer who first made his name in the early 1990s with magazines such as ''

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'' and '' i-D''.

Commercial career

Sims was born in

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. 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 such as ''i-D'', ''The Face'' ''

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Exhibitions

International exhibitions of Sims' work have been held at the

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. The

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(ICA),

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featured Sims’ work in spring 2013, his first solo show in the

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in 15 years.

Collections

His work is held in the permanent collections of London's

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(V&A) and

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Awards

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

Personal life

Sims once lived in

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with his partner, the fashion designer

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. They now live in

References

External links

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David Sims
at Models.com 1966 births Living people Photographers from Yorkshire Fashion photographers Artists from Sheffield {{UK-photographer-stub