My name is Daniel Nielsen and I am a born and bread Danish photographer based out of Copenhagen, Denmark.

I got my first camera in the early 90s and that gave me my first precious behind-camera-experiences. My earliest memory of such an experience was on a field trip at the age of 13, wondering how the picture would be cut if those lines in the viewfinder went straight across my bald teachers head. You can probably predict the result? This was a first step on the latter to be where I am today with my photography. Curiosity and a drive to learn.

A little less than a decade later I rediscovered the wonders of photography and especially digital photography. I loved how a digital camera sped up the process of learning. I could see the picture right away and learn from my mistakes immediately. That sent me on a collision course towards learning about the different shades of photography – Or more metaphorically put, the world within the viewfinder grew bigger and more interesting every day.

After taking thousands of random pictures with my not-so-compact Olympus compact camera, I acquired a DSLR in 2006 and began focusing on defining and pursuing subject matter. I found an entire world of its own within the viewfinder, a world defined and shaped by my imagination.

I started taking photos at concerts in 2006 at the studenthouse in Aalborg, Denmark and over the next 3 years or so I covered hundreds of concerts, most of which you will find in the FrozenPanda.com Gallery. Another early keen interest of mine was experimenting with lights and how the camera record the streams of light when combining a long shutter and camera movement. I have taken hundreds of these and I still do, just with a more proficient and critical approach.

In the last 2 years I have explored many other areas of photography, some with more success than others and some with more interest than others. Currently I am devoted to all the variations, undertones and subtleties of portrait photography, especially incorporating the millieu and background of the subject into the portrait.

I treat my camera as my dearest possession and bring it whenever possible and keep reminding myself to keep experimenting and develop my own personal style.

I engage myself in as many projects as I can – yet I still consider photography as a hobby, a hobby I hopefully can turn into a lifestyle one day.
However, I hope that the inquisitive 13 year-old will remain inside of me and still feel the butterflies everytime I shoot another great photograph.

If you see anything you like and would want to get in touch with me or work with me you can contact me above and we’ll get together and talk.