David Kinney was born in the shipbuilding town of Port Gasgow on the River Clyde. Studied at Edinburgh College of Art; graduating with a rather poor degree in design- but thats a long story. He has been working as a professional photographer and educator for more than 20 years. Professionally, he has worked with major blue chip companies as well as small and medium size businesses with commissions ranging from jewellery and food, to the commercial, industrial and architectural.
In education he has taught on highly successful photography degree programmes in the UK, Russia and Vietnam.
The recurring themes in his personal practice portfolio revolves around utopian concepts, colour theories and science, optics, neo-classical architecture, modernism, conservation and consumerism.
At present he works between Andalucia in Spain and the UK.