Dan Piech is an entrepreneur, designer, engineer, and pioneering photographic artist. He leads a team of like-minded technology innovators producing the highest resolution fine art photographs ever created.
Dan's passion for photographic artwork began while experimenting in the darkroom as a child and his desire to push the technological envelope subsequently led him to begin exploring novel uses of digital imaging technologies. After years of research, development, and engineering, Dan has honed a unique set of techniques for generating exceptionally high quality images with distinctive aesthetic qualities. In 2017, Dan built and launched VAST, a company devoted to advancing the art and craftsmanship of ultra high resolution image-making.
Prior to starting VAST, Dan founded a full-service creative studio specializing in photography, design, & web-development, was head of product management & partnerships for an internet data analytics company, and also led product management teams at large tech companies. Dan was awarded the National Rising Star Award by the Advertising Research Foundation for his work to model consumer habits on the internet and has degrees in economics, art, and public policy from Duke University.
A thought-leader in the industry, Dan has spoken at a variety of conferences and events, including MIT's Hacking Arts Festival, Social Media Week, OMMA Global, E-Business Week, and the NAB Show, among others. His photographs and artwork have appeared in publications including The New York Times and The Huffington Post, in Hollywood films, on national television, and on walls across the world.
VICE Magazine - Printing the Highest Resolution Photos on Earth Isn't Easy
My Modern Met - It Took 160 Hours to Create This Stunning 600-Megapixel View of the Manhattan Skyline
PetaPixel - This Lightning Photo is 5.45 Gigapixels
Tribeca Citizen - Art in Tribeca: Our sidewalks up close
Turn On - This brilliant picture of New York has incredible 620 megapixels
FOCUS Magazine - Happy New York: We see a magical city in a magical moment
DPReview - VAST photography collective creates 'highest resolution fine art photographs ever made'
Web Urbanist - Ultra-High Resolution: Epic 600-Megapixel Composite Photo of Manhattan
PetaPixel - Dan Piech Blended 105 Exposures to Create This 620MP Night-to-Day Photo of NYC
MyDrivers - This photographer made a 600 million pixel "New York Dream" photo screen!
Albedo Media - VAST, from 40 to 5,449 Megapixels - Handmade high resolution images
My Modern Met - 105 Exposures Stitched Together Reveal Ultra-High Res Photo of NYC From Night to Day
HDBlog - New York immortalized in the passage between night and day
Creativos Online - From night to day in New York in 105 UHD photographs
WebTenko - A magnificent 620 megapixel photo