Your Instructor - David Bathgate

David Bathgate is an award-winning photojournalist and Ph.D. anthropologist. All that we share - all that makes us human - is the passion and drive behind his compelling visuals. From aggression in war zones to the treatment of our planet, David applies his insight to the search for that which cross-culturally unites us as a species.

David's work appears regularly in international print and online publications. A select list of David's clients include Time, The New York Times, New York Daily News, The Atlantic, Geo, Stern, The Guardian, TheTimes of London, Smithsonian Magazine, Le Figaro, El Pais, Huffington Post, Condé Nast Traveller, The Irish Times, Science, National Geographic, Forbes, Lonely Planet, Newsweek, Business Insider, CNN, Zermatt Tourism (Switzerland) to mention just a few. Holding doctoral and masters degrees in anthropology and journalism, respectively, his travels take him regularly to Asia, Africa, the Middle East and European destinations, covering stories of social, political, cultural and environmental interest.

Founder, Director and Instructor of the premier online and interactive school of photography and visual storytelling, The Compelling Image, David has also conducted on-location photography, photojournalism and documentary workshops in Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Kurdistan, Morocco, and for the U.S. Army in Landstuhl, Germany. He is a contributor at Getty Images and Redux Pictures, his work has been exhibited internationally at major venues in New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, and Istanbul.

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