David Blacker

David Blacker | Sri Lanka — Unbottled, Unpackaged, Unrepeatable

July 1, 2026 · 1 min read · by David Blacker

David Blacker is an ethnographic and documentary photographer, specialising in the people, places, and culture of his native Sri Lanka. He is a member of Panos Pictures, London, and has shot on assignment for The New York Times and Die Zeit. He also creates visual stories for a range of corporations, hospitality brands, and NGOs. When not on assignment, Blacker can be found walking through Colombo, dedicated to capturing the changing lives and culture of his home city.