With his legendary photographic experience and humorous insights, 

Dan Burkholder’s presentation takes you on a visual journey, from decades in the world of classic darkroom photography to his innovative approach to digital imaging and printing techniques. 

From pioneering digital negatives, to HDR, to iPhone Artistry, and printing with precious metals, you’ll see how Dan combines the best of artistic vision with a fondness for the hardware, software and chemistry of the medium.

Dan’s lecture will fill you with inspiration to express beauty and add fun to your own photography.

Dan Burkholder is known for looking over photography’s horizon to discover exciting new ways to capture and express the photographic image. 

In the early 1990’s Dan wrote the groundbreaking book Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing, opening doors for legions of image-makers wishing to combine the precision of digital imaging with the warmth and charm of the handmade print. After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the 

Gulf Coast in 2005, Burkholder recorded the chaos of post-Katrina New Orleans in his poignant monograph, The Color of Loss, the first coffee table book photographed entirely with HDR (High Dynamic Range) techniques. And in 2012, Burkholder led the mobile photography revolution with his forward-looking book iPhone Artistry.
Dan earned his BA and master’s degrees in Photography from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. His platinum/palladium and pigmented ink prints are included in private and public collections internationally. Dan’s web site is www.DanBurkholder.com.