Dan Winters: Famed Photographer/World Press Photo Award Recipient/Director

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Director, illustrator, beekeeper, filmmaker, writer, family man,
famed photographer, recognized for iconic celebrity portraits and
scientific photography. Has shot the likes of Bono, Barack Obama,
Dalia Lama, Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and many others. 
Won over 100 national & international awards that includes
World Press Photo Award. Professional photographer for over 35
years. A Ventura County, CA native and photo historian. 


Hear Dan speak about:


·        First memory of photography


·        Darkroom magic and his first camera


·        Working full time while in high
school in motion picture industry


·        Days as a newspaper photographer


·        Irving Penn-Iconic photographer


·        Studio in a historic building


·        How got into celebrity portraits,
and what makes a good portrait


·        What drives his creativity


·        His 6 books


·        Being a beekeeper


Links:


Dan Winters Website: https://www.danwintersphoto.com/


Book-Periodical Photographs: 
https://www.amazon.com/Dan-Winters-Periodical-Photographs-Commissioned/dp/1597110922/


Book- America: Icons & Ingenuity:
https://www.amazon.com/America-Icons-Ingenuity-Dan-Winters/dp/029275809X/


Book- Road to Seeing:
https://www.amazon.com/Road-Seeing-Dan-Winters/dp/0321886399/


Dan Winters Other Books:
https://www.danwintersphoto.com/BOOKS/1/thumbs-caption


 


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Extra 5


How he met his wife Kathryn who is his photo rep and studio
manager


His 1943 Cushman Airborne WWII Scooter


Things that have happened he didn’t expect on a shoot


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