David Muench
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David Muench is an American
landscape and nature photographer known for portraying the American western landscape. He is the primary photographer for more than 50 books and his work appears in many magazines, posters, and private collections.
A freelance photographer since the 1950s, David Muench's formal schooling includes the Rochester Institute of Technology
, Rochester, New York
, The University of California at Santa Barbara and the Art Center School of Design, Los Angeles, California
.
In 1975, David Muench was commissioned to photograph 33 large murals on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
in St. Louis, Missouri
, including 350 smaller photographs to accompany the murals.
Muench's son, Marc
, is a successful photographer in his own right, specializing in landscape and outdoor action photography.
United States
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landscape and nature photographer known for portraying the American western landscape. He is the primary photographer for more than 50 books and his work appears in many magazines, posters, and private collections.
Biography
Muench is the son of Josef Muench, another landscape photographer who worked for Arizona Highways magazine for more than 50 years.A freelance photographer since the 1950s, David Muench's formal schooling includes the Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
, Rochester, New York
Rochester, New York
Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
, The University of California at Santa Barbara and the Art Center School of Design, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
.
In 1975, David Muench was commissioned to photograph 33 large murals on the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, or ″Corps of Discovery Expedition" was the first transcontinental expedition to the Pacific Coast by the United States. Commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and led by two Virginia-born veterans of Indian wars in the Ohio Valley, Meriwether Lewis and William...
for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
The Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is in St. Louis, Missouri, near the starting point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It was designated as a National Memorial by Executive Order 7523, on December 21, 1935, and is maintained by the National Park Service .The park was established to...
in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, including 350 smaller photographs to accompany the murals.
Muench's son, Marc
Marc Muench
Marc Muench is an American photographer who specializes in sports and landscape photography. Muench is also a proud fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers....
, is a successful photographer in his own right, specializing in landscape and outdoor action photography.