David Frank is an award-winning photojournalist who worked at The New York Times for three decades. Recipient of three Pulitzer prizes as a member of the Feature Photography, News Photography and Public Service teams, David produced and edited the photos that now are history. David’s eye for balance, lighting and the defining detail has profoundly influenced how the world sees current events.
Since his first photo darkroom experience seeing an image magically appear on paper, David knew he wanted to become a photographer. Born in Western Kentucky, David began his career in the American heartland as a photographer for the Nashville Tennessean, Michigan’s The Flint Journal and Mississippi’s The Clarion Ledger in Jackson. Relocating to New York City, he worked as a photo editor for The Associated Press before he landed a job at The New York Times.
Assignments took him around the world - Super Bowls, World Series, Olympics, NBA Championships, US Open, Tony Awards and Presidential Campaigns. However, David also covered catastrophes - the attacks on the World Trade Center, the deadly natural destruction of hurricanes and the seemingly endless, bloody mayhem of suicide bombings, mass shootings, and shattered lives the world over.
Images represented on this website show life in a different, deeply evocative and joyful way. As David says: “I want to spend whatever time I have left in this world photographing beauty wherever I find it.”
