David Stock

Senior video producer

Bio

David Stock is the head of editorial video for New Scientist, previously holding the roles of digital visuals editor and picture researcher. Before that, he was a picture editor for The Argus in Brighton, UK. He is a film-maker and photographer who has been published in national and international magazines, newspapers and websites, including The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Politiken and the BBC. In 2022, David was shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing photographic prize. His ongoing multimedia series, Memories of..., looks at the role London’s historical social architecture and municipal buildings plays in community building and identity.

David has written and produced an array of visual stories for New Scientist and others covering everything from river pollution to the application of AI technology, and he writes about photography, culture and social issues.

In 2023, David was nominated for the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) video of the year award and is a finalist for the 2024 British Society of Magazine Editors Video Team of the Year award. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and a judge on the Earth Photo prize. He has a BA in communications and sociology from Goldsmiths, University of London.