Biography of David Mecey

David Mecey is an American photographer best known for his work with the magazine Playboy. The biography found on Mecey's personal website credits a motorcycle accident with the start of his photographic career, when his attending doctor suggested purusing the hobby after seeing some of Mecey's artwork.

Mecey joined Playboy Magazine in 1979 as a staff photographer. During his 23-year career with the magazine, he would become synonymous with, and best known for, his work on the "Girls of..." collegiate series along with fellow photographer David Chan. Mecey's first credit on the series would be September 1980's "Girls of the Southwest Conference".

"Girls of..." was an annual pictorial from 1977 until 2015, typically being published in the September or October issue of the magazine. It briefly became biannual, adding an additional feature in the April issue between 1989 and 1992. The content of the pictorial featured nude or partially nude images of students at universities in various collegiate athletic conferences.

Aside from the collegiate "Girls of..." series, Mecey would publish several solo pictorials, such as "Girls of Texas" (February 1985) and "Women of Wall Street" (August 1989). Mecey is also informally credited with "discovering 20 Playmates of the Month". He also served as co-host and primary photographer for Playboy TV's Sexy Girls Next Door between 2000-03.

Mecey would part ways with Playboy in 2002 after 23 years. He served as a contributing photographer with the magazine from 1987 until his departure.