I believe that emotion is the soul of the photograph. My goal in photography is to
show emotions that can be understood by all humanity. To extract emotion out of
a street light or a tree branch is a process that I truly love. A simple explanation of
why I take photographs is to celebrate humanity.
Most of my photographs are taken with a medium format black and white film. For
the night scenes the film is specially processed to retain the gradation in the
shadow areas. I like to Print in both traditional silver gelatin on fiber paper and
digital pigment ink on acid free paper.
BIOGRAPHY
2006 - Feb. Merit Award in BLACK & WHITE MAGAZINE issue #48
2006 - October to current. Traveling exposition by Loudoun County Arts Council.
2006 - Featured Artist in ELAN ART MAGAZINE.
2006 - September 1-October 31. Exposition, “Glimpse of the past” at Frame Decor
Gallery.
2005 - July 20 - August 28. Exposition, “Scenic Expressions” Frame Decor
Gallery.
2005 - Feb 2 - March 31. Exposition, “Mexico Travels” at Frame Decor Gallery.
2003 July - Ongoing project of photo-documentation of a family dairy farmers.
2001 December - Photographs the religious ceremony “Los Flagelantes” for the
historical society of Michoacan Mexico.
2000 September 16 - Solo exposition in Casa La Cultura (Culture center
sanctioned by the State Government).
2000 June - Opens his own gallery in Michoacan, Mexico.
1997 August 31 - First prize in “People” category, Second in “Overall” and
Honorable Mention in “Nature” category. Photo Expo Mystic Connecticut.
Dan and His wife Nadia resides in Ashburn, VA where they operate the
gallery/frame shop together
