David Gilbert Wright studied photography in the 1970s and went on to work professionally and lecture for many years. He has spent most of his life as a social documentary photographer working on long-term projects, often in very immersive ways. His series about the rural, west coast of Ireland during the 1980s and 90s provides a unique insight into the lives of a group of people that have largely disappeared as the country has modernised. Other long-term projects include The English Way of Death and In Search of Christianity. Much of his work can best be described as specialising in challenging documentary themes. His most recent work is the extensive anthropological project - Modern Tribes of England, which documents groups including Morris, Pagans, Re-Enactors, Mods, Climate-Change Activists, Traditional Roman Catholics and Railway Enthusiasts. He has had three books published, one about a South Wales coal mining community in the 1970s; one about the Traveller Community and Coal Faces, a collaborative book with 17 other photographers that he curated and edited. He is currently working on a second collaborative book – Tribes with 10 photographers and is the editor of the f8 documentary magazine.