About David Welch
David Welch is a fine-art photographer based in Sonoma County, California. His work explores the quiet, persistent stories embedded in the American West — places shaped by time, memory, and what remains.
Following a long career leading research and analytics teams in Silicon Valley, Welch returned to photography with a forensic eye and a deep commitment to place-based storytelling, creating work that exists at the intersection of observation and emotion.
Art with Purpose
David Welch Photographic Arts is a California-based nonprofit organization. Proceeds from print sales support national parks, conservation groups, and nonprofit artist organizations that protect the landscapes and histories that inspire this work.
Each piece is both a work of art and a contribution toward preserving the places it depicts — ensuring that these environments, and their stories, endure.
If this mission resonates with you, you’re invited to be part of the story.
Museum-Quality Prints
Every photograph is produced as a limited-edition archival print, crafted to museum standards. Prints are made using pigment-based inks on carefully selected fine-art papers, chosen for their tonal richness, depth, and longevity.
These materials ensure each piece is not only visually compelling, but built to endure — honoring the quiet permanence of the places and stories they depict.
Be Part of the Story
Occasional updates on new work, exhibitions, and the places these photographs support.