South Florida Portrait & Event Photographer David I Muir
About David I. Muir — DavidiPhoto
He Doesn't Just Take Photos. He Preserves Moments & Culture.
David I. Muir grew up in Jamaica, where life was loud and layered — where music drifted through open windows, food told stories, and people wore their heritage on their faces. He didn't know it then, but he was training himself to be a witness.
Today, based in South Florida, David is a photographer, visual artist, author, educator, and entrepreneur whose work spans galleries, museums, cookbooks, and civic celebrations across the U.S. and internationally. He is the founder and president of DAVIDiPhoto, Inc., a commercial photography company serving organizations throughout South Florida and beyond.
What David does — what he has always done — is tell the truth with a camera.
The Man Behind The Lense
David approaches every assignment the same way, whether documenting a reggae performance in front of thousands or directing a quiet executive portrait: he looks for the moment before the moment.
"The people are the number one reason why I love portrait photography," he says.
Over more than three decades, he has built an archive that functions as both art and history — a visual record of Caribbean life, South Florida culture, and the communities in between.
Commercial & Portrait Photography
In 2012, David launched his defining body of work: Pieces of Jamaica™, a photo art collection that toured nationally and internationally and was honored by the Jamaican Government for its contribution to Jamaica's 50th anniversary of independence.
For Jamaica's 60th anniversary, he returned with Pieces of Jamaica™: Jamrock Edition, co-created with visual artist Sean Henry — over 200 photographs celebrating the island's beauty, culture, and people. Grammy winner Sean Paul called it a very real representation of the country he is constantly inspired by.
Pieces of Jamaica™ is not a project. It's a legacy — and it's still growing.
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Pieces of Jamaica™: A Legacy Project
Through DAVIDiPhoto, David provides portraits, executive headshots, event coverage, and branding imagery throughout Palm Beach, Broward, and Miami-Dade Counties. Clients include marketing agencies, Welcome to Aqua, Spark, Circle of One, and The Mosaic Group. His destination lifestyle work regularly appears in campaigns for Visit Lauderdale and the Jamaica Tourist Board.
He has also documented civic milestones for the Cities of Miami Gardens, Dania Beach, and Greenacres.
Performance, Food & Cultural Photography
Music has always been part of David's story. Since 2016, he has been a featured exhibitor in Let There Be Reggae during Miami Art Week each December. His 2018 collection Reggae Reel: Moments in Music cemented his reputation as a visual griot of Caribbean music culture.
His culinary eye is equally sharp. David's vibrant food photography appears throughout the 2020 cookbook Taste the Islands: Culinary Adventures in a Caribbean Kitchen — images that blend culture, color, and storytelling.
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Teaching, Mentorship & Community
David taught photography at Broward College and continues to teach and mentor photographers locally and nationally. Several mentees are now full-time content creators working with DAVIDiPhoto on contract. He is a longtime contributor to the South Florida arts community, curating exhibitions and workshops focused on documentary photography and visual storytelling.
Entrepreneur & Media Leader
A lifelong builder, David has led multiple ventures since the 1980s — including DAVIDiPhoto, a PostNet franchise, Island Syndicate (the Caribbean-American media brand behind Taste the Islands TV, Island Origins Magazine, and The Taste the Islands Experience), and Island SPACE, the nonprofit Caribbean museum he co-founded.
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Recognition & Honors
One of South Florida's 100 Most Accomplished Caribbean Americans — ICABA
Photo Journalist of the Year — BOMA
Charlie Award for Photography — Florida Magazine Association
Honored by the Cities of Sunrise and Lauderhill; recognized for service to the Little Haiti arts community
Selected for the global Inside Out Project, representing Broward County during its 100th Anniversary
Honored by the Jamaican Government for contributions to Jamaica's 50th Anniversary of Independence