Iris C. Davis was born in Austin, TX, and started Davis Black & White at the age of twenty-four in the one car garage of her home.

The printing of Davis Black & White can be seen throughout the country, from Iris’ exclusive printing of the Dorothea Lange Collection for the Oakland Museum of California, to fine art books and exhibitions of renowned photographers throughout the world.

Davis Black & White is a proud dinosaur. Iris holds a sincere belief in the beauty, process, and superiority of traditional black and white photography and printing. The work done at Davis Black & White is a work of love and dedication, and Iris will ensure that each of your photographs are treated with the care and artistry that have proven her to be one of the top black and white printers in the photographic industry for over twenty years.