David Scherrer - Bio

Born overseas to a military family in 1951, David Scherrer began producing photographs under a house on stilts when he was 10.  David had his first exhibition, of Turkish streets scenes, while a high school student in Ankara.  He went on to study photography at W.W.U. in Bellingham WA., taught by Robert Embrey, and traveled throughout the West in the late 70's, attending classes and workshops in Carmel and Yosemite taught by Ansel Adams, Arnold Newman, and Bret Weston.  In 1978 David studied film and photography under Hal Haberstat as a graduate student at the University of Oregon in Eugene.  He then moved to Seattle, and in the early 80's he was a founding member of "Lightworks," an organization of photo artists established to hold exhibitions in non-traditional locations.  
 

David has created works in various mediums, including B/W, Cibachrome, dye transfer, and digital inkjet. He has taught photography classes for W.W.U., Whatcom Community College, North Cascades Institute, National Wildlife Federation, and Allied Arts.  Recently, David was awarded a Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship, and served a photography residency in County Mayo, Ireland in October-November, 2007. 
 

David Scherrer resides in Bellingham, WA where he makes his living as a freelance photographer and artist.