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Eighth grade was full of ups and downs for David Sacks. Up because he got his first girlfriend that year. Down because her name was Buffy. Up because she kissed him. Down because it happened to be the day that he got braces on his teeth. Up because she had braces, too. Down because she abruptly dumped him the following month. Up because he received a used 35mm camera for his birthday.

With no girlfriend around to lock braces with, David took pictures. He photographed neighborhood cats, flowers, bugs, relatives, and the family dog. A lot. Any money he made from mowing lawns or shoveling snow went towards one of two things: film or processing.

He went to Lehigh University for architecture in 1986, and was thinking about grad school in Hawaii when a friend with dreads and sandals suggested he take a photography course to fulfill a necessary elective. “Dude,” he said, “you have to take a photo class! It’s awesome! There are no tests or papers to write, you just take pictures, dude! Everything looks like art when it’s in black and white!”

David followed his friend’s advice, and watched his architecture grades begin to slide as he spent days and nights in the darkroom when he wasn’t out shooting. He just couldn’t help it. Photography was all that he wanted to do with his time. He soon discovered that not every black and white photograph was actually art.

Thanks to his wise and kindly photo professor, Doug Mason, David decided that he probably would make a pretty mediocre architect, and decided to pursue a career in photography immediately after graduation in 1990.

After 4 years of assisting other photographers, he opened his own studio in Chelsea in New York City in 1994. While it took about 4 months of knocking on doors with his book to get a job, his first assignment was an 8-page spread in New York Magazine. After that, work just kept coming in. Soon afterward, he won photo competitions sponsored by Nikon, Photo District News, Communication Arts, Graphis, and others. He continues to shoot all over the world for advertising agencies, design firms, companies, and leading magazines.

He has shot in 23 countries and uses frequent flier miles to travel with his wife and 3 children. He has photographed thousands of people. He loves his job.

Deutsch Inc.
BBDO
Saatchi & Saatchi
Draftfcb
Pentagram
Jordan McGrath
Doremus
Grey New York
Leo Burnett
1 Trick Pony
Ogivly & Mather
OgilvyOne
Wunderman
Lowe Worldwide
Sicola Martin
Arnold Worldwide
McCann-Erickson
Eleven Inc.
Salt Design Group
Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners
Hydrogen Advertising
Young & Rubicam
J Walter Thompson
EURO RSCG
Publicis New York
Digitas
Imaginary Forces
MMG Worldwide
McClain Finlon
Henry Gill Communications
Dotglu
B2 Advertising
Davis Denny Advertising
BCA Advertising
Seiter Miller
Towers Perrin
Lyons Lavey Nickel Swift Inc.
Davis Elen Advertising
Delta Airlines
Ernst & Young
GlaxoSmithKline
Paine Webber
Chase Bank
Bank of America
Merck
Toyota
Sony Music
Citibank
Macy’s
Wachovia
Half Moon Resort
Bloomingdales
Radisson Seven Seas Cruises
Princess Cruises
Epson
Volkswagen
AARP
Hard Rock Café
Primerica Financial Services
Vonage
LG
New York Life
Panasonic
Microsoft
Morgan Stanley
Toshiba
New York Presbyterian Hospital
Washington Mutual
Aetna
NYU
Principal Financial Group
HSBC
Axa Financial
Batelco
Geneva Global
Little Brown and Co.
Fitness
Time
Fit
Forbes
Harper’s Bazaar
Glamour
Cosmopolitan
Modern Bride
New York Times Magazine
New York Magazine
New York Observer Magazine
Time Out New York
Philadelphia Magazine
Runner’s World
Men’s Journal
GQ
Men’s Health
Shape
Bicycling
Outside
Newsweek
Fortune
Condé Nast Traveler
Business 2.0
Bloomberg
Prevention
Sports Illustrated
Business Week
Essence