David Edwards has been a freelance photographer for over sixteen years and a river guide in the Grand Canyon for 25 years. He has guided on numerous river expeditions around the world as a boatman, guide, & photographer.

Dave is co-owner of First Contacts, a horse trekking company that visits remote regions of Mongolia.

In 1996, Dave and his fellow photographer & river guide, Geoffrey Gourley began a non-profit organization.Flagstaff International Relief Effort (F.I.R.E.) was founded to bring international aid to the orphans and poverty stricken in Mongolia.

Dave lives and works in downtown Flagstaff, Arizona.

Dave participated in trips on the first descents of the Yangtze River in China and the Bashkaus in Siberia. He has worked as a photographer and guide in Africa, Alaska, Chile, Bolivia, China, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, and throughout the Southwestern U.S.

His work has appeared in numerous national and international publications. His focus is on the documentary photographic essay. 

As a freelance photographer, Dave has traveled extensively throughout Asia, specifically to document the native horse culture and the Kazakh Eagle Hunters of Western Mongolia. In 1997, he received a Photography Development Grant from National Geographic Magazine. 

The Kazakh Eagle Hunters story was published in National Geographic Magazine in September of 1999. Recently, one of Dave's photographs was featured by National Geographic Magazine as one of the 100 best photographs in a Special Collector's Edition, vol. 1 of the magazine.