David Sims (photographer)

David Sims (born 1966) is a British fashion photographer who first made his name in the early 1990s.

Sims was born in Sheffield. 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. He has also worked in advertising, creating images for brands.

International exhibitions of Sims' work have been held at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland and Deichtorhallen in Hamburg.

The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London held a solo exhibition of Sims' work in 2013.

His work is held in the permanent collections of London's Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) and Tate Modern.

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

Sims once lived in Cornwall with his partner, the fashion designer Luella Bartley. They now live in London.

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