07 May 22nd Annual Photo Contest Judge
Daron Dean has been a working photojournalist since graduating from the University of Florida with a B.S. in Journalism in 2004. The Florida native interned for The Gainesville Sun, the Anchorage Daily News and The Dallas Morning News before joining the staff at The St. Augustine Record in August of 2006. The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Thomson Reuters frequently use him as a correspondent. His photographs have appeared in every major newspaper in the U.S. and in newspapers in more than 30 countries.
His magazine credits include Audubon, Men’s Health, Popular Photography, Ranger Rick, Sports Illustrated and Time. His work has been included in shows at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. and Florida State Museum of Fine Arts in Tallahassee. Daron also works as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida, teaching Advanced Photojournalism I in the Fall.
View some of his work at www.darondean.com!