Dave's parents gave him his first camera at age 9 and he has been photographing the world around him ever since. At 14 he had his own black & white darkroom, he's used a wide variety of cameras over the years, and has been working with digital photography since 1995.

After thirty years in the software engineering field Dave is now dedicating his time and skills to the conservation of natural and historical treasures through the use of still imagery, video, and sound recording.

[It should be noted that if you are here assuming Dave is the photo editor of a certain rather prominent magazine based in our nation's capital, sorry but you have found the wrong David Griffin. You might instead want to visit Dave's namesake's blog. We do...]

David Griffin Photography is focused in at serving organizations with the same passion for our natural world and our historical heritage.

Dave is currently president of the Organization for the Assabet River, a member of the Maynard Historical Commission, president of the Maynard Historical Society, occasional technical advisor to WAVM - a student-run radio/tv station, and a corporator for Emerson Hospital. In his spare time he is a consulting engineer for SiteScape, Inc. writing technical articles and producing podcasts for the ICEcore open source collaboration project, which he was a member of the original design team.

Also deeply active in our community, Betsy served on the Maynard School Committee for over a decade. She is currently an adult leader and trainer for the Patriot's Trail Girl Scouts.

Avid kayakers, both Dave and Betsy spend many hours on the Assabet River and other local quiet waterways, exploring the natural wonders in our own back yards. A significant portion of Dave's photography is taken from a kayak, providing a unique perspective of local waterways.

Dave's photographs have been published in newspapers such as the Boston Globe Magazine. In 2003 one of Dave's images was the signature image for the Tom's of Maine River Awareness Campaign. The photo was published for conferences, on DVD covers, and in Nature Conservancy magazine. It also appeared on the back of countless toothpaste tubes.

There's always something new to learn and Dave and Betsy combine travel with education through workshops taught master photographer Charles Glatzer at Bosque del Apache; Homer, Alaska; South Dakota; Yellowstone; and Wyoming - taking some side trips along the way to White Sands, the Kenai Peninsula, and the Badlands.

Dave is member of the North American Nature Photographers Association (NANPA) a lifetime member of NatureScapes.Net.

David Griffin Photography is an institutional member of the American Assocation for State and Local History (AASLH).