American artist Dan Winters is one of the finest photographers of our time, best known for his profoundly arresting portraiture which articulately conveys the essence of the subject.

Over the years he has received over one hundred national and international awards, from the likes of, American Photography, Communication Arts, PDN, The Art Directors Club of New York, and Life Magazine. He is a previous winner of the prestigious Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography, and in 2003, he was awarded 1st prize, Portrait Category at World Press Photo, whilst later that same year he was honored by Kodak as a photo “Icon” in their biographical “Legends” series.

In addition to regular assignments for magazines such as Esquire, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Newsweek, Time, and The New Yorker, his work has appeared in five solo exhibitions in galleries in New York and Los Angeles and a book of his work entitled “Dan Winters: Periodical Photographs” was published in 2009 by Aperture.

– Competition Judge:

2020 Portrait Award

2021 Portrait Award