Dan Torop

author · photographer

active 1997–2025

Dan Torop is a contemporary photographer and digital artist who lives and works in New York City. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Harvard University in 1994 and an MFA from the Yale School of Art in 1997. His work often explores the subjective relationship between land, inhabitants, and the natural world, utilizing both photographic and digital media to reflect on ideas of estrangement and reconciliation. Torop has held various academic positions as an assistant professor at Cornell University, Florida State University, and Columbia University. He is a frequent participant in residencies and exhibitions globally, including projects with The Lynden Sculpture Garden and MacDowell. His publications include 'Skydiving' (2010), which features landscapes and portraits exploring the poetic limitations of human life.[1,2]

  • landscapes
  • portraits
  • natural world
  • estrangement
  • digital art

Books

Works by Dan Torop

  • 2010 Skydiving A-Jump Books · book · English · ISBN 9780977765560 Includes a selection of photographs made over three years.
  • 2015 Frozen Period Bradley Family Foundation · book
  • 2018 Lone Garden, Lone Lake ASMR4 · book

Exhibitions

  • 2010 Skydiving Derek Eller Gallery, New York · solo
  • 2023 Falling Water Tops Gallery, Memphis, TN · solo
  • 2022 Equivalences Fish Island Gallery, Long Island Sound · solo

References

  1. Skydiving. A-Jump Books. 2010 link
  2. Bio/CV link