David Yarrow
David Yarrow is known for highly staged, cinematic photography with extraordinary scale and presence. His work moves between wildlife, sport and constructed narrative, combining technical precision with a strong instinct for drama.
Biography
Born in Glasgow in 1966, David Yarrow began taking photographs at an early age and first gained major exposure as a young press photographer covering the 1986 World Cup Final in Mexico City.
After a career in finance, he returned fully to photography and developed a visual language built around proximity, scale and theatrical storytelling. His work spans wildlife, frontier landscapes, sport and carefully directed scenes featuring some of the world’s best-known cultural figures.
Yarrow’s photographs are designed to command space. Their large format, sharp tonal structure and cinematic staging give them a very different presence from conventional documentary photography.
Available works
Highlights
- One of the most recognisable contemporary names in large-scale fine-art photography.
- Highly cinematic compositions that are built to dominate a room.
- Strong crossover between wildlife, fashion, sport and narrative photography.
- Small editions add rarity and make edition details especially important.
- The Departed combines Yarrow’s wildlife practice with a direct conservation narrative.
References
These references give useful context on Yarrow’s career, market presence and development from press photography into one of the best-known contemporary photographic practices.
At Indelible
Our current David Yarrow selection is led by The Departed (2016), a major-scale archival pigment print featuring a black rhinoceros in Tanzania. The work is framed, measures 132 × 151 cm and comes from an edition of just 12.
Currently listed at £10,500, it is exactly the kind of Yarrow work that benefits from seeing the scale in person. We can provide further edition, condition, framing and shipping information on request.
Explore the current David Yarrow selection, or contact us for edition details, condition information and viewing options.