David Muench (born June 25, 1936 in Santa Barbara, California) is an American landscape and nature photographer known for portraying the American western landscape. He is the primary photographer for more than 60 books and his work appears in many magazines, posters, and private collections.
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Biography
A freelance photographer since the 1950s, David Muench's formal schooling includes the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, The University of California at Santa Barbara and the Art Center School of Design, Los Angeles, California.
His first published photo appeared in Arizona Highways in the 1940s while he was still in high school, and he has continued to work with the magazine since then. In December 2015, to celebrate 7 decades of collaboration, Arizona Highways dedicated an entire issue of the magazine to David Muench, the first time they have done so for a single person. More than 200 images by David Muench are archived in the collection of the Center for Creative Photography. Although he has done a few exhibits, David Muench chose the coffee table book as the main vehicle for his photography. He is the author of more than 60 books.
In 1975, David Muench was commissioned by the National Park Service to photograph 33 large murals on the Lewis and Clark Expedition for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri, including 350 smaller photographs to accompany the murals.
David Muench is the son of noted nature photographer Joseph Muench who inspired him to become an nature photographer. David Muench has two children. His son, Marc, is a successful photographer in his own right, specializing in landscape and outdoor action photography. His daughter, Zandria, is a freelance photographer, specializing in animals, nature, and landscape. In 1997, the The Muench Family received NANPA's Lifetime Achievement in Nature Photography Award.
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References
External links
- David Muench American Landscape Photography
- Muench Photography Inc
- Richard Wong (2009). "Top 10 Most Influential Nature Photographers of All-Time". In the Field: Photo Blog. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
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