Boston editorial portrait photographer David Degner - editorial portraits portfolio
Editorial Portraits
Documentary photography of military and police deployed during protests by Boston photographer David Degner
Show of Force
Las Vegas wedding chapels photographed during Covid by Boston photographer David Degner
Vegas in Covid
Modern Miracles photography project - documentary photography by David Degner
Modern Miracles

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Industrial Photography
Technology and research photography by Boston commercial photographer David Degner
Technology & Research Photography
Adventure photography at Everest Base Camp by Boston photographer David Degner
Adventure Photography
Cambridge, Massachusetts - September 19: Admir Masic in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Admir is an Associate Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research involves characterization of complex biomineralized and archaeological structural materials with the objective of inspiring the design of more sustainable and durable building materials.

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Boston Photography & Motion

From New England to New York

I’m a Boston-based photographer drawn to places where people are building, researching, and figuring things out. I work across New England and New York, spending a lot of time in labs, hospitals, factories, campuses, and on city streets—making images that show how work actually gets done and what it feels like to be there.

My background is in photojournalism, and that documentary approach still anchors everything I do. Whether I’m working with a communications team, a brand agency, or a picture desk, I’m focused on earning trust quickly, moving smoothly around busy schedules, and delivering clear, honest photographs that are easy to use across stories, campaigns, reports, and websites. I like collaborating on ideas, then staying flexible on the day so we can respond to what’s really happening in the space.

Before returning to Boston, I spent nearly a decade based in Cairo as a photojournalist, covering uprisings, religion, and everyday life across the Middle East and North Africa, and editing a photojournalism magazine that mentored local photographers and shaped long-form visual stories. That mix of fieldwork and editing means I think like a storyteller and an editor—paying attention to narrative, pacing, and layout—so clients receive not just strong single images, but coherent sets they can build stories and campaigns around.