David Ricci is a self-taught American photographer. He has produced several bodies of work that address human presence in deserted  environments and reveal an underlying order in chaotic landscapes. He often employs complex visual structures and repeating motifs that allow his large-scale prints to resonate with gesture, pattern, and rhythm. His current project, Hunter Gatherer, marks a major shift in his work in terms of subject matter, process, and perspective. Photographs taken at antique shops and collectible fairs throughout the U.S interweave themes of rampant consumerism, gender roles, objectification, beauty standards, pop culture, racial/ethnic stereotypes, and Christianity, offering up a poignant social and cultural commentary and challenging viewers to confront uncomfortable truths about the American persona, past and present. A book based on this body of work is planned for publication by MW Editions in New York City in late 2025.

He has had over two dozen solo exhibitions, was the recipient of the Annual Curator’s Award from The Center for Photographic Arts and was  longlisted for the Aesthetica Prize in the UK. Ricci has received grants from LensWork Magazine, Massachusetts Cultural Council, Artists Resource Trust, and the Martha Porter Fund. His limited edition prints have been acquired by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Fogg Museum, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Hyde Collection, Danforth Museum, Smith College Museum, and others.

Ricci’s work has been featured in several publications including Lenscratch, Photomonitor, F-Stop, and Luminous Landscape. His monograph, EDGE (2022 Fall Line Press), was awarded the ForeWord Reviews Indies Awards gold prize in photography, and second prize at the PubWest Annual Book Design Awards.