David Robert Farmerie: Biography

David’s career has spanned a long, and very diverse journey.

Beginning in 1978, in the genres of fashion, and music, for the first three years, David quickly established himself as a rising professional. Discontent, he followed his passion for telling stories, and immersed himself into the coveted territories of photojournalism.

Over a span of several years, David had photographed a virtual who’s who of world leaders - and the events shaped by them.

In 1995 David transitioned, once again, focusing his passion for telling stories even deeper – a refinement that continues to this day. His inaugural project, that seemed to signify this refinement, was “A Mountain Dignity”: a, highly acclaimed, in-depth photographic documentary into, what David still considers, the true culture of the Appalachian people.

“David’s images are exquisitely truthful”. His work with the Mayan cultures, living throughout Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, is considered monumental. The images are both beautiful and, at times, haunting in their revelations. “David’s ability to capture the very soul, of his subjects, is without rival.” His images compel the viewer to connect with the subjects portrayed.” “David’s images truly tell the deeper story.”

In the Spring of 2008 David expanded his passion of storytelling into, what critics are referring to it as, fine art. Still created from the place of storyteller and documentarian, David has broken any bounds that he might previously have had.

The journey began with “Discovering Nikki” and “Uncovering Mona”: two photographic explorations into a woman’s self-discovery. This journey continued to evolve through “Seven Deadly Sins”, which was commissioned by the Customs House Museum in Clarksville, Tennessee, and has come full circle with the creation of “An American Tradition”, a photographic and video documentary on family tobacco farming, which premiered in 2010 at The Customs House Museum, in Clarksville, Tennessee.