Trained in Paris by a protege of Henri Cartier Bresson, David Luria is a D.C.-based architectural , restaurant, and event photographer.  After losing a job in the international non-profit field due to budget constraints 22 years ago, David took his photography hobby and made it his profession.

He began photographing the 2,500 apartment buildings all over the D.C. area for Washington Post’s Apartment Showcase Magazine, found on all the major street corners and Metro stops.  He also took images of the iconic monuments of D.C. and sold them to local postcard and calendar companies, so you will find his name on the back of many postcards at local gift shops, in over 100 publications, and on calendars of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society.

In 1999, he founded the Washington Photo Safari to teach amateur photographers how to use their cameras by taking them around the monuments and giving them hands-on instruction as they shoot.  In the 18 years since, he and his 11 instructors have trained 35,000 people on 5,000 photo safaris, making Washington Photo Safari one of the largest photography training programs in the country.  It has received many 5-star reviews and annual Certificates of Excellence from Trip Advisor.

His safaris also include workshops in Annapolis and Baltimore, and several 7-day workshops onboard international cruise ships.  Over 10,000 of his customers have gone on two or more safaris; 600 of them have been on an average of 9 safaris each.

David is a U.S. Army veteran, an honors graduate of Amherst College, and has studied photography with the Parsons School of Design, the New York Institute of Photography, and the Smithsonian Associates.  He is a frequent speaker at local camera clubs and has appeared on WAMU’s Kojo Nmandi Show as a local photography expert.

For the last 20 years he has served every week as an Information Desk volunteer at Reagan Washington National Airport.  He has traveled extensively and is fluent in Spanish, French and German.  His English is not bad either.