about
Daniel George is a photographic artist whose work examines conventional objects and places as indicators of identity, belief, and culture. Through long-term, research-driven projects, he explores how rituals, materials, and landscapes reflect broader ideological structures. His images often center on the quotidian—framing customs, material culture, and collective practices as narrative devices.
Across his projects, Daniel investigates the relationship between individual expression and collective systems—whether through handmade skateboards, regional food traditions, or altered landscapes. His work frequently engages the American West, not as a fixed geography, but as a space shaped by myth, aspiration, and contradiction, where ideas of self-reliance, faith, and freedom are continually negotiated. By treating artifacts and environments as visual evidence, he approaches photography as both documentation and interpretation.
Grounded in observation and subtle humor, Daniel's practice draws from the visual language of archives and typologies to study how individuals leave traces of themselves in the world. His photographs consider how creativity, history, tradition, and ideology intersect in everyday life, revealing the ways culture is constructed, sustained, and transformed over time.
Daniel is originally from Omaha, NE and currently lives and works in Utah. He received an MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2011, and is a photography professor at Brigham Young University. His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions across the United States, and has been published internationally in both print and online publications. Daniel also serves as a Content Editor for Lenscratch, an online platform dedicated to supporting and celebrating the photographic arts and photographic artists through exposure, discussion, community collaboration, and education.
