Jack Davison was raised in rural Essex, England and currently lives in London. He studied English Literature at the University of Warwick, but spent most of his time there mucking about with cameras. Since the age of 15 he has continuously photographed those around him, much to the annoyance of family, friends and strangers. In the process Davison has developed a distinctive style of his own - almost painterly in quality, and with a deep current of surrealism running through it. With deft use of light and shadow, his images are rich in tension and drama, paying tribute to vernacular photography as much as to the work of early modernist image-makers. A single photograph of Davison’s can obscure and reveal something of its subject at the same time.
Davison contributes to publications such as The New York Times, British Vogue and Double Magazine. His book Photographs was published in 2019. His commercial clients include COS, Hermes, Margaret Howell, Marni and The Row.
Belmond
Burberry
Chanel
Church's
COS
Craig Green
Hermès
Jil Sander
Jo Malone
Margaret Howell
Moncler
Nike
The Row
Acne Paper
AnOther
British Vogue
Double Magazine
i-D Magazine
Luncheon
M Le Monde
Modern Weekly China
NY Times Magazine
NYT Magazine
Sixteen Journal
Sixteen Journal
The Plant
U La Repubblica
Vogue US
Revisiting Pictures at Foam Fotografiemuseum (Amsterdam, 2016)
Omer Fast, Frida Orupabo, Haus der Photographie: group exhibition (Hamburg, 2021)
Photographic Etchings at Cob Gallery (London, 2022)
Photographic Etchings at Photo London (London, 2023)
Paris Photo (Paris, 2024)
A is for Ant (United Kingdom, 2024)
In Tandem: group exhibition (forthcoming)
Photographs (2019)
Song Flowers (2020)
Photographs Artists Edition (2021)
Ol Pejeta (2021)
Photographic Etchings (2022)
A is for Ant (2024)