Working in the traditional genre of still-life photography David Halliday first gained renown for elegant, meticulously composed sepia-toned silver prints.

Working in the traditional genre of still-life photography David Halliday first gained renown for elegant, meticulously composed sepia-toned silver prints. His later color work maintains the same intimate and simple beauty but also creates a visceral connection for the viewer.

David Halliday’s work is characterized by attention to detail and to composition. Like a painter, he emphasizes volumes, balances, texture and areas of subtle shading. David states, “The point of my work is to show that the borders between life and art are blurry. Things come out of the market, the garden, the kitchen cabinet. It’s often happenstance. Sometimes I find pieces in antiques shops or friends bring me things.”