Photo: Dave Fokos

David Fokos’ grandfather gave him his first camera, a Kodak Brownie, at age 11. By his teens Fokos was developing and printing, and in his college days took up the view camera. By the late 1990s he was transitioning from his career as an audio design engineer into full-time fine-art photography. He is now based in San Diego, and his work is represented by 15 galleries on three continents; his images are available for commercial use through Corbis. See his work at davidfokos.net.