David Hilliard

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about David

David Hilliard is a contemporary photographer known for his large-scale, narrative, multi-paneled color images rooted in personal experience. He holds an MFA from Yale and has received a Fulbright grant and a Guggenheim fellowship. His work is in the collections of the Whitney, MOCA LA, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the MFA Boston, the National Portrait Gallery, and Sir Elton John, among others.

A longtime faculty member at Yale, David now is a regular visiting professor at MassArt, Lesley University, and Harvard, and leads workshops nationwide. His photographs appear in numerous publications and editorial outlets including The New York Times, The New Yorker, and GQ, and he was the lead photographer for Coca-Cola’s global “Together Is Better” campaign. He is represented by Yancey Richardson Gallery, Jackson Fine Art, and Schoolhouse Gallery.

Website: davidhilliard.com

Instagram: @davidthelens

Workshops taught by David Hilliard

Family Now: Picturing Connectedness

with Elinor Carucci and David Hilliard

November 15 and 16, 2025

Person and Place: The Environmental Portrait

with David Hilliard

The Art of Multiple Imaging: Conceptualizing Time and Place

with David Hilliard