DANIEL SKWARNA
SLOW BURN
cataract city
EMPTY CITY
Skwarna
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SLOW BURN
SLOW BURN
CATARACT CITY
cataract city
Empty City
EMPTY CITY
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select Clients
Waupoos Estates Winery + Yellow Studio + Theia + Watershed Magazine + Garage Time Brewing + Last House Winery + VanStone Farm + Heidi Earnshaw Design + Blackbear Woodworking + Gull Lake Boat works + FRANK BROTHERS GUITARS + BESIDE MAGAZINE + ESQUIRE + Report On Business Magazine + BE-SOM + BUSTLE + Business Development Bank of Canada + Foodservice & Hospitality Magazine + Hotelier Magazine + Fortune Magazine + National Geographic + Ikea + Porter Airlines + GLOBE & MAIL + TORONTO STAR + CBC + LIVING KITCHEN WELLNESS + LIVING KITCHEN PRIVATE CHEF + APPETITE + PENGUIN RANDOM HOUS
SELECT AWARDS
APPLIED ARTS + LENSCULTURE CRITICS CHOICE AWARD + LENSCULTURE PORTRAIT AWARD + AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHY + ND AWARDS + POLLUX AWARDS + IPA + PARIS PRIZE + MOSCOW INTL. PHOTO AWARDS + tokyo intl. photo awards +
Daniel Skwarna is an award-winning fine art and documentary photographer based in Wellington, Prince Edward County. Working primarily with medium and large format film, his deliberate, slow-paced approach yields contemplative images that explore the intersection of place, history, and human resilience.
Deeply informed by his studies in European history, Near and Middle Eastern civilizations, and fine art history at the University of Toronto, Skwarna’s visual narratives examine complex and often marginalized environments.
His extensive travels have led him to document life within conflict zones such as Northern Ireland and the West Bank, alongside long-form visual projects investigating distinct cultural landscapes like Slab City and Niagara Falls.
His photography has been featured in prominent publications including National Geographic, Esquire, Fortune, The Globe and Mail, Report on Business, and Spacing Magazine.
Skwarna's work has been widely recognized internationally with honors from LensCulture, the Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), the International Photography Awards (IPA), the Pollux Awards, and Applied Arts, and is included in the American Photo archive.