I love photography. I am a writer and author of many books. I love wild, open places, gardens, and flowers. I am a husband and father (three boys and a girl). Contemplate, take action, tell stories.
HAROLD DAVIS is an award-winning professional photographer and author of more than thirty books, including Creative Composition: Digital Photography Techniques (Wiley), Creative Night: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), Creative Close-ups: Digital Photography Tips & Techniques (Wiley), The Photoshop Darkroom: Creative Digital Post-Processing (Focal Press) and Practical Artistry: Light & Exposure for Digital Photographers (O’Reilly).
Please view a portfolio of my images, check out my blog, view some of my publication credits or visit my Digital Night website.
You can also subscribe to my digital photography email newsletter.

Click here to read an interview by Hannah Thiem with Harold Davis on Photo.net or a profile with Harold Davis and his "impossible" imagery in Rangefinder Magazine (PDF). Watch a video clip about Harold Davis and his work on KQED-TV.
I'm pleased to discuss licensing my images. Here's some information about licensing.
Here's the link to check out my workshops and appearances.
Note: All my photos are copyright reserved. Please contact me as a matter of courtesy and artist rights if you want to use them in any way, including your blog or any other online or off-line fashion. Thanks for your understanding.
I appreciate your interest in my Flickr photos. However please do not use the comments to add big, flashy banners or (far worse) spam commercial product messages. I will remove any such.
Enjoy curated exhibits of my work (flickr galleries):
Harold Davis - Floral Studies 2005
Harold Davis - Floral Studies 2006
Harold Davis - Floral Studies 2008
Harold Davis - Floral Studies 2009
Harold Davis - Still Lifes
Harold Davis - Nocturnal Days, Diurnal Nights
Harold Davis, Landscapes, Seascapes
Harold Davis, Snowscapes
Harold Davis, Structures, Real & Surreal
Photos of Harold Davis (3)
Harold Davis' favorite photos from other Flickr members (296)
Contacts (811)
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After Dark Photo
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Tom Q
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peterleix.com
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Groups (50)
- Cuba-09-BTO 142 photos, 16 members
- EVERYTHING'S RED 5615 photos, 1480 members
- Westoniana - inspired by Edward Weston 656 photos, 216 members
- Northern California Photography 25710 photos, 2529 members
- Cuba - todo a lo Cubano 37986 photos, 2446 members
- Nigella or "Love in the Mist" 175 photos, 50 members
- Zone Plate 154 photos, 290 members
- Monochromatic Visions 6863 photos, 1058 members
- Flickr Light 540 photos, 173 members
- Helleborus 1144 photos, 217 members
- Secret Life of Birds 29362 photos, 3983 members
- I Love Black and White! 359043 photos, 22431 members
- Black and White 2055190 photos, 129479 members
- Delphinium - Larkspur - Rittersporn 108 photos, 28 members
- Oakland, California 12908 photos, 1246 members
- Fabulous Foliage 1746 photos, 210 members
- KQED QUEST 1417 photos, 277 members
- Images On White (Invite Only! Comment 2) 4628 photos, 1541 members
- In Fine Style (Invite Only) 40614 photos, 5120 members
- Images On Black ~ Invite only (comment 2) 9459 photos, 2701 members
- Color Photo Award - GOLD (qualified photos only - see Rules) 1965 photos, 617 members
- Color Photo Award - SILVER (qualified photos only - see Rules) 1401 photos, 1044 members
- Flickr's Best Landscape Photographers 2098 photos, 206 members
- Flickr Diamond - Invited Photos ONLY 106218 photos, 21076 members
- March of Dimes Share 540 photos, 136 members
- Lines&Curves - Post 1: Comment 1 77691 photos, 8637 members
- Nature's Babies (NEEDS AN ADMIN) 3434 photos, 1062 members
- Baby animals 14923 photos, 2253 members
- gaillardia gallery 313 photos, 77 members
- We Demand Donuts: The Day of the Donut was April 23, 2009! 1503 photos, 3155 members
- Northern California Photographers 30380 photos, 1288 members
- A rose by any other name.... 4440 photos, 491 members
- Blooming Beauty 42477 photos, 2204 members
- Nikon 18-200 VR 73587 photos, 4472 members
- Nikon D300 Users 306208 photos, 12669 members
- Scanphoto 4605 photos, 569 members
- Geometric Tonal Vision 6999 photos, 539 members
- nighthawks 137165 photos, 13606 members
- flickr GOLD***invited images only pls*** 73690 photos, 14855 members
- Æ ARTISTIC EXPRESSION at Admin invitation (pls aw 1) 8724 photos, 11743 members
- Favorite Land- and Seascape Pictures 44573 photos, 5990 members
- Utah Landscapes 22475 photos, 2311 members
- Flower Factory - Week 222 - Flowers on White 44067 photos, 3088 members
- Scannergrams 414 photos, 167 members
- *ABW* Gallery ~ Amazingly Beautiful World ~ (by Invitation Only) 977 photos, 1269 members
- Wisdom 2936 photos, 429 members
- Feathery 5604 photos, 379 members
- feathers 2221 photos, 459 members
- Flowers Galore 74719 photos, 4303 members
- * The Envy & Envied Photos on Flickr! (invited) Public Group 13093 photos, 5003 members
Testimonials (5)
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parl says:
"Colourfully sharp, delicately vibrant, amazingly poignant!
there are more words to describe Harold's photos that there is room for.
I'll settle for Brilliant."27th October, 2008
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mrwsierra says:
"I urge everyone to take some time to surf through Harold's diverse stream of photos. It doesn't matter what type of photo you enjoy taking or seeing, there will be plenty for you to see, including lovely landscape shots and some of the most amzaing macro shots you'll ever see. Plus, he's a very nice guy."
23rd October, 2006
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jwill9311 says:
"The execution and creativity of his photos is always humbling to me. The back stories are always a joy to read. One of Flickr's finest."
14th February, 2006
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CharlieBrown8989 says:
"I never meet Harold in person.
However, I can vow that Harold is in born with the artistic eyes for creating something excellent in Imaging!!
You are a great digital artist my friend!!"17th October, 2005
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Jeff Clow says:
"Harold Davis is one of those rare talents here at Flickr whose photo skills make the viewer want to crawl into the macro world alongside his lens.
He captures images that are so realistic...so crisp...and so beautiful....that it is easy to find yourself immersed in a smaller world that seems so visually appealing.
On top of being a world class shooter, Harold is also an involved member of the community here, and regularly takes time to comment and encourage others in their efforts to become better photographers.
Harold is a class act all the way and we're fortunate to have him within the Flickr community...."9th October, 2005












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