If the 20th century has had a preeminent master of the candid photograph, it is certainly David Shilian. Called "the magician of photojournalism," David perfected certain techniques for capturing the spontaneous moment that has given us some of our most enduring photographic images. This website showcases many of David's most famous photographs along with some of his newly discovered works.



His passion has always been photographing people and beautiful places. Weddings were the perfect fit for his love of shooting new and different situations with the world as his studio to create life-lo