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It's my job to make the reference photographs, work with you to select a final edit, and then to facilitate the painting process on your behalf with Zhang Studio in Xiamen.
I've spent my entire adult life in Howard County, working as a photographer here for nearly 30 years. For much of my career I was a staff photojournalist, and worked for the Baltimore Sun until 2007. Since that time I've shot for a variety of corporate and institutional clients around the world.
More recently, I also work pro bono with a number of Howard-based organizations. I have co-developed projects with the Howard County Arts Council, the Howard County Economic Development Authority and the Howard County Conservancy among others. You can see examples of my work below.
I look forward to working with you to create create the image that will in turn become a beautiful oil painting. To inquire about commissioning a painting, please feel contact me hobbydavid@yahoo.com.
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