david rann: biography

David Rann was born in Wordsley, Stourbridge, England in 1965 and grew up in Cradley Heath and Netherton in the Black Country.

David spent much of his career in engineering work until he moved to southern Spain in 1997. Here he revived the "Mystic Image Company" - a project started in England, selling hand-printed black and white photographs.

On his return to England in 2001 he briefly returned to engineering before commencing a full time Photography degree course in 2004, two months after getting married to Kate. He graduated in 2007 with a BA (Hons) Photography First Class from the University of Wolverhampton and then began a part time MA Fine Art at Wolverhampton in the same year.

He now teaches Photography part time at Birmingham Botanical Gardens (see "teaching" page). He is a member of the "5 Go Shooting" group of photographers. He is also a keen musician, playing bass guitar in two bands.

David's daughter Eve was born in November 2006.