David Doonan
St. Petersburg, FL, USA
I have been an independent photojournalist since 2010. I am presently working in The Tampa Bay area, and my work has been published in the Tampa Bay Times, Bradenton Herald, Creative Loafing, and also the Naples Daily News.
Between 2010 and 2014 I was working extensively for the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, NY.
My love for photography started with my junior high science teacher/ photographer, who taught me how to create an image, how to process the film and make a print.
I started my photojournalism career with the Roane County News, in Kingston, Tennessee, from 2006- 2010 where I was honored with several awards at the company and state level.
I love what I do. I was a chef for 14 years, leaving photography behind and felt that I was wasting my time in dark kitchens, where you hardly see any sunlight.
So I put down my knives (professionally), and picked back up my camera.
I've never looked back since.
I love meeting people, learning their story, capture the moment, and see the result on the printed paper or on a website.
One of the skills that I learned in the newspaper business, besides photography, is everyone has a compelling story, sometimes you have to peel back their layers, like an onion, to find it.
I live by this mantra every day.
2010 - Tennessee Press Association, 2010 - Tennessee Press Association, 2010 - Tennessee Press Association, 2010 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., 2010 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., 2010 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., 2009 - Tennessee Press Association, 2009 - Tennessee Press Association, 2009 - Tennessee Press Association, 2009 - Tennessee Press Association, 2009 - Tennessee Press Association, 2009 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., 2009 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., 2008 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., 2008 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., 2008 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., 2007 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc., 2007 - Landmark Community Newspapers Inc.
- Breaking news
- Editorial
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Food
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Sports
- Video capture