David Ebeltoft completed his BFA in Photography and Museum Studies at the College of Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2002. His work draws upon the fine print tradition rooted within photography and is then combined with new interpretations of the photographs presentation.

His most recent series, Residential, is based on the symbolic and aesthetic nature of residencies in his hometown of Dickinson, North Dakota. Works from Residential were recently aquired by the prestigious Bank of America Corporate Art Collection in New York City and will be premiered as a solo show at the DSU Art Gallery in 2010. David's work also took home the Grand Prize at the 2008 National Small Works Exhibition at The Arkell Museum in Canajoharie, NY and in September of 2009, David was awarded the 2009 AATTA Fellowship at Dickinson State University.

Drawn to film by its visual explanation of the narrative and its efficacy as a collaborative system, David penned the feature length script, You Were Once Called Queen City. The script won the coveted Grand Prize at the Philadelphia Screenplay Festival and was also awarded one of three Feature Development Awards in the highly competitive 2008 Bluecat Screenwriting Lab Competition. David recently gave a public lecture on his script and writing process for the Heart River Writer's Circle, has written for the music-themed television show Noise Floor, and has been a creative consultant on several projects for Denver-based producer and director, Kelly Magelky.

David currently lives with his wife Payal, in Brooklyn, New York.