David Burdeny

Working on five different continents over the past decade, Vancouver-based David Burdeny has established himself as one of the premier Canadian art landscape photographers. Since 2003, David Burdeny has appeared in more than 40 solo and group exhibitions, winning the Pilsner Urquell International Photography Awards’ Nature Photographer of the Year in 2008. David Burdeny received this recognition for his NORTH/SOUTH project, which documented the fragility of shorelines and monolithic ice forms in the polar regions of the world. David Burdeny completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Manitoba - Faculty of Architecture in Winnipeg in 1993, earning a Bachelor’s degree in Interior Design. As a senior, David Burdeny received the American Society of Interior Designers’ Yale R. Burge Award for best graduating project. Subsequently, David Burdeny studied Architecture for four years at the University of Manitoba, achieving a Master of Architecture and receiving the Manitoba Association of Architects’ Thesis Prize for best graduating thesis. David Burdeny initially gained critical recognition for his photography in 2003, winning first prize in an international photography competition sponsored by Photo Life magazine. Since that time, David Burdeny’s works have appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Digital Photographer and Black + White Magazine. In addition to numerous North American showings, David Burdeny’s works have earned spots in several international galleries, such as the Brucie Collections in Kiev, Ukraine, and the Galerie Schindel in Freiburg, Germany. A member of the Manitoba Association of Architects, David Burdeny supports many individual charities annually by donating his photographs. David Burdeny currently is undertaking a photography project on behalf of the Take a Hike Youth at Risk Foundation in Vancouver. In his free time, David Burdeny enjoys outdoor activities, such as snowboarding, windsurfing, and walking his two dogs.