Award-Winning Photographer & Creative Director
in Haliburton, Ontario, Canada.
Dana McMullen received his first Nikon over 30 years ago from his father. It sits on a shelf in his studio, alongside his father’s Canon, and inspires him every day to hone his skills as a photographer and to always appreciate the beauty that surrounds him.
Dana has had the good fortune to travel and explore many parts of North America, allowing him to pursue his love of the art of photography and capture some of Mother Nature’s finest offerings. Dana had spent the last 8 years living and working in the U.S. in such places as, Southern California and Northern Arizona before returning home in 2020 to Canada and making Eagle Lake, Ontario his new home base.
Using light to capture feeling and create mood, Dana hopes to take others beyond the obvious of the photo’s setting and give them a new perspective and appreciation of the wonderment of nature.
Over the past decade, Dana’s photography has been published in National Geographic 12 times and in the Arizona Daily Sun, Arizona Highways Magazine & Discovery HD and he’s had images featured on NBC Los Angeles and Phoenix.
Dana had long standing exhibits at the Laguna Gallery of Contemporary Art and Forest and Ocean Gallery in Laguna Beach, California and has had showings at the Newport Beach Art Exhibition.
In 2017, he received the honour of being a featured photographer in the Smithsonian Exhibition in Washington, DC to celebrate the 100 Year Anniversary of Yellowstone National Park.
To inquire or purchase, please contact:
E / dana.evergreencsd@outlook.com or C / 705 457 7659
Photography Awards and Accomplishments
Event - 2021 Hoya Filter USA
Award - Top 5 Images of 2021 - #3
Category - Landscape
Photograph - 2021 Solar Eclipse
Technique - 600mm Zoom
Event - 2021 Hoya Filter USA
Award - Photographer of the Day - July 30, 2021
Category - Landscape
Photograph - White Pocket Lightning Strike
Technique - Wide Angle
Event - 2021 Hoya Filter USA
Award - Photographer of the Day - June 16, 2021
Category - Landscape
Photograph - 2021 Solar Eclipse
Technique - 600mm Zoom
Event - 2021 March Cavalcade Photo Contest
Award - Third Place
Category - Abstract
Photograph - Blazing Aspens
Technique - Long Exposure Blur
Event - 2021 Hoya Filter USA
Award - Photographer of the Day - Mar 18, 2021
Category - Landscape
Photograph - Northern Lights
Technique - Long Exposure
Event - 2021 February Cavalcade Photo Contest
Award - First Place
Category - Landscape
Photograph - The Night Life
Technique - Long Exposure
Event - 2020 Hoya Filter USA
Award - Photographer of the Day - Feb 5, 2020
Category - Landscape
Photograph - Badwater, Death Valley NP
Technique - Wide Angle Neutral Density
Event - 2020 Arizona Highways Magazine
Award - Honorable Mention
Category - Landscape
Photograph - Lake Powell Milky Way
Technique - Long Exposure
Event - 2019 National Geographic
Award - Daily Dozen - July 30, 2019
Category - Photo Journalism
Photograph - Museum Fire
Technique - Long Range Zoom
Event - 2019 National Geographic
Award - Daily Dozen - July 12, 2019
Category - Landscapes
Photograph - Hale Mary
Technique - Wide Angle
Event - 2019 Lake Powell Summer Photo Contest
Award - 1st Place
Category - Landscapes
Photograph - Lunar Landing
Technique - Long Exposure
Event - 2019 National Geographic
Award - Photo Of The Day - May 31, 2019
Category - Landscapes
Photograph - Break on Through
Technique - Wide Angle
Event - 2019 National Geographic
Award - 2nd Place - Daily Dozen - Mar 26, 2019
Category - Landscapes
Photograph - Grand Falls
Technique - Long Exposure
Event - 2019 National Geographic
Award - Best Of The Week - Feb 15, 2019
Category - Architecture
Photograph - People Vessel
Technique - The Rule of Thirds
Event - 2019 National Geographic
Award - Daily Dozen - Feb 7, 2019
Category - Landscapes
Photograph - Follow Through In Life
Technique - Long Exposure
Event - 2019 Arizona Highways Magazine
Award - Photo Of The Day
Category - Landscape
Photograph - White Pocket Eruption
Technique - Wide Angle
Event - 2017 Yellowstone Smithsonian Exhibit
Award - Top 100
Category - Landscape Pro Photographer
Photograph - Steam Engine
Campaign - Yellowstone Forever
Event - 2016 National Geographic
Award - Photo Of The Day - Nov 25, 2016
Category - Landscapes
Photograph - Milky Skies
Technique - Long Exposure
Event - 2016 National Geographic
Award - 4th Place Top Shot - Sept 30, 2016
Category - Landscapes
Photograph - Milky Skies
Technique - Long Exposure
Event - 2013 500px World Photography Forum
Award - 3rd Place
Category - Landscapes
Photograph - Same Ship Different Day
Technique - Long Exposure
Event - 2013 ViewBug World Photography Forum
Award - People’s Choice Award
Category - Landscapes
Photograph - Same Ship Different Day
Technique - Long Exposure
I’ve spent two decades chasing light in iconic landscapes in hope of capturing an epic moment. A lot of failure and disappointment ended up on the cutting room floor when Mother Nature failed to cooperate, but the thrill of the chase was worth it.
Shoot lots. Shoot often. Because you never know who’s going to take notice.
— Dana McMullen
Behind The Shot
On January 25th, 2017, Dana was featured on an episode of "Behind The Shot", on This Week In Photo. He was invited on the show to discus the shot and technique used to capture the image that was featured in National Geographic. The episode can be viewed here: https://thisweekinphoto.com/world-dana-mcmullen-bts-07/
Hoya Filter USA Top 5 of 2021
On December 29, 2021, Dana was awarded by Hoya Filter USA for capturing the #3 Top Shot of 2021. This image of the 2021 summer solar eclipse was captured using a Hoya Starlight Cross Flare Filter. https://hoyafilter.com
Global Exposure
It was exciting news for Dana to have been selected as 1 of 5 photographers to have contributed images to BHP's, "We Help Big Thinkers Think Big" worldwide campaign, produced by The Gate. It was a great team effort on behalf of The Gate to bring Dana, Frank Gehry and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California to get this image licensed for the projected 333 million global impressions.
Look for it on a billboard, or in an airport in a major city near you.
©2019 BHP & The Gate Worldwide. All Rights Reserved.
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