David Bacher is an American/Austrian photographer living near Paris, France.
He was born in Virginia andfirst came into contact with the visual arts in high school where heattended elective courses in drawing, painting, sculpture and blackand white photography. David later studied at the University ofVirginia, where he completed a double major in anthropology andeconomics, subjects that began to shape his views of thesocio-economic issues facing the world today. After college, he movedto Vienna, Austria where he competed as a professional rower forthree years. With the idea of becoming a professional photographer inmind, David moved to Aarhus, Denmark in 2004 to attend a 6-monthinternational course in photojournalism at the Danish School ofJournalism. During his stay he interned at the newspaper “Politiken”in Copenhagen and at a commercial photography studio. Following thesestudies, David moved to Paris, France where he interned with the VIIPhoto agency. Since 2005, David has been working as a freelancephotographer for individuals, corporations, and magazines. In hisspare time David enjoys taking street photos, listening to music,reading, and hiking in the mountains.
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