“Nothing evokes memories of a time, place or person like a Photograph does”.
I’m David Maybury, a fine-art landscape and wildlife photographer based in Orlando, Florida. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, my journey has taken me from the UK to Toronto and eventually across the United States, where Central Florida has been home since 2014.
While Florida offers extraordinary opportunities for landscapes and wildlife, travel has always been central to my work. My photography adventures have carried me from Hawaii and across Europe to the remote extremes of Antarctica.
I’ve spent more than three decades behind the camera, beginning in the early 1990s during the era of film, manual focus, and deliberate craft. The Mamiya RZ67, the uncompromising mechanical workhorse was my camera of choice, demanding patience, precision, and intent with every frame.
That discipline continues to influence my work today. While I hold deep respect for film, I’ve fully embraced modern digital tools, seeing them not as shortcuts, but as instruments that allow greater creative expression. My passion for photography has only deepened with time, driven by a constant desire to capture moments that feel honest, grounded, and enduring.
Kelso Street in Glasgow was my Grandparents home when I was growing up. I remember so many Christmases, New Years, Birthdays, Anniversaries and Retirement parties. It was the center for all family gatherings, often with up to four generations of relatives in attendance. Amazing stories that kept my cousins and I engaged for hours. Many of these gatherings would be relived through photos in the years that followed. I think back to that time and wonder how different it would be if we had digital photography back then. No film to buy, no money needed to develop the film, every press of the button was free. I’m sure it would have led to a lot more pictures being taken and shared.
When I visited, I would often go through old photo albums. People in their younger years, you wouldn’t believe were once so young. People from before my time that I did not know, but they were brought to life by the photos you saw and the stories you heard about them. Then perhaps the toughest of all, pictures of people you knew and loved, but who are no longer with us. Those pictures would keep your memories alive. In 1992, I bought my first camera, a used 35mm Pentax SF7. I taught myself frame by frame from books and magazines. I was in my late teens and living at Kelso Street during that time. Money for film was always scarce, but I photographed family, friends, weddings and the streets of Glasgow whenever I could as I learned the craft.
My interest in photography as a way of documenting life started here, so what better name for the Gallery featuring my work.