Photographer

Dana Hursey

Dana Hursey Photography Web Site
Dana Hursey Stock Photography
Dana Hursey Photography Fine Art Prints
DHP on Behance

Dana Hursey is an award-winning commercial advertising and fine art photographer.
With over three decades of high level experience producing major c...ampaigns for companies such as Lowe’s Home Improvements, Disney, Volkswagen, Four Seasons and UnitedHealthcare, Dana has an expansive knowledge of both the industry and craft of photography.

Dana received his BFA in Photography from Art Center College of Design and is regularly
invited back as a guest lecturer and occasionally teaches selected workshops and courses.

Lighting, Composition, and storytelling are at the heart of each of his productions and is what keeps clients coming back for more.

His numerous awards include both his commercial as well as fine artwork, and he has been
featured in several one-man exhibitions both in the U.S. and abroad. Dana has been named
one of the 200 Best Ad Photographers Worldwide by Lürzer’s Archive Magazine. He also
received great acclaim for his 14 Days in Great Britain Documentary Series as well as his
visuals in the “Cart for a Cause” Cookbook, sponsored by Lexus, featuring 35 of L.A.’s top
chefs, and their recipes, with 100% of proceeds going to the St. Vincent Meals on Wheels Program.

Dana is also a member of American Photographic Artists (APA) and has served as its National President. Show more

Images from portraits-3 Gallery
Galleries

Dana Hursey

Fritz

Portrait of a man with very long hair flipping it into the air up over his head. © 2017 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Pondering Pink

Portrait on man with a man-bun, shot on 4x5 sheet film. © 2015 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Stornoway #1

Portrait of an old man on the streets of Stornoway, Scotland. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Portrait of a man grocery shopping on the streets of Stornoway, Scotland. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Black & White Portrait of a weathered old bearded man with a harbor and village behind him in Stornoway, Scotland. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Stornoway #6

Portrait of two adolescent sisters with bright red hair standing in a gated alley in Stornoway, Scotland. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Portrait of a main leaning up against a beached boat near the Stornoway Harbour in Scotland. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Portrait of a teen with long hair covering one eye looking into camera on the streets of Stornoway, Scotland. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Portrait of a woman with backpack on in Glasgow, Scotland. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

14 Days in Great Britain - Glasgow #4

Portrait of a smiling elderly woman on the streets of Glasgow, Scotland. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

14 Days in Great Britain

Portrait of a man sitting at the Glasgow Train Station smoking a cigarette. Much of the image including part of his face is covered with a cloud of cigarette smoke as he exhales. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

14 Days in Great Britain - Glasgow #8

Ful length portrait of a man standing blankly in the middle of a Glasgow street looking into camera. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

14 Days in Great Britain

Black and White Portrait of an elderly couple sitting on a park bench eating lunch and joyfully laughing. Newcastle up Tyne, UK © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

14 Days in Great Britain-Liverpool #1

Portrait of a hipster couple on the streets of Liverpool England. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

14 Days in Great Britain-Colwyn Bay #9

Environmental portrait of an elderly woman wearing a bright yellow long coat and deep blue cap on a street in Colwyn Bay England. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

14 Days in Great Britain - Plymouth #2

Closeup Portrait of a man and woman. The man is looking off camera and smiling, the woman is laughing hysterically. Plymouth, England. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Black and white Portrait of am man standing next to his appliance repair truck with his arms crossed in Plymouth, England. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Portrait of an elderly man in a bar in Plymouth, England, looking directly into the camera with a stern look on his face. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Portrait of a British couple in front of a traditional British phone booth in Cambridge, England. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

14 Days in Great Britain - London #2

Portrait of a teen male with his friend out of focus in the foreground, during the Notting Hill Carnival in London England. © 2005 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Portrait of Chef Suzanne Goin of Tavern Restaurant - Los Angeles. © 2011 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Cole & Ella

Portrait of two kids shot against a white background. The little girl is looking up to the older boy, who is looking at camera and smiling. © Dana Hursey Photography.

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Lisa

Portrait of a woman screaming "Rock On!" into the camera. © Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Seriously

Portrait of a 1950's Father looking stoically into the camera. from the "Nuclear Family" Series© 2012 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Simply Annoyed

Portrait of a 1950's era girl with cat eye glasses, arms crossed looking annoyed. from "Nuclear Family" Series. © 2012 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Cologuard Portrait

Portrait of a Latino man smiling at camera shot on white for Exact Sciences - Cologuard. © 2013 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Manduka Portrait 1

Close up portrait of a beautiful woman smiling and looking up and off camera against a deep magenta background. © Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

King King

Portrait of Mario Melendez, creator of Los Angeles nightclub "King King" © 2014 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Lightning in a Bottle

Portrait of Dede Flemming, creator of "Lightning in a Bottle" music festival. © 2014 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Rubber Ducky Joy

Portrait of a woman in a bathtub filled with rubber ducks and only her smiling face showing. © 2017 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Billy Clift

Portrait of Indie Film Director Billy Clift - ©2018 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Anne Droid

Beauty shot of a woman with very cool metallic makeup and silver eyes and a puff of smoke coming out of her mouth. © Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Chill

Portrait of a chill dude sitting on a shinny blue couch, in shinny blue stretch pants and a furry blue coat, in a blue wallpapered room with white furry carpet. © Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey
Dana Hursey

Heather

Photograph of a gorgeous black woman joyfully laughing. © 2006 Dana Hursey Photography

© 2024 Dana Hursey