Dan Dion is a photographer specializing in portraits, performing arts, and hospitality. He is internationally renowned as the world’s most prolific portrait photographer of comedians. He worked as the house photographer at the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco for twenty years and is currently the house photographer for The Paramount Theater in Oakland.

His work has been published in hundreds of publications, including Time, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Playboy, Spin, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, and Variety. Album and DVD art has been commissioned by artists of stature such as George Carlin and Ramblin’ Jack Elliot.

Other clients include Pixar, Comedy Central, Warner Brothers, project (RED), Atlantic Records, T*Mobile, Rhino Records, Monster Cable, The Fairmont Hotels, and Anti-/Epitaph Records.

In May of 2010 his first book, ¡Satiristas! was published by HarperCollins to much critical acclaim. A collaboration with comic/filmmaker Paul Provenza, it features portraits and interviews. 2014 will see the publication of his second book, Tuesday Tucks Me In- a children's book about a wounded veteran and his service dog.

"Not just a photographer. THE photographer, if we're being honest." - Judd Apatow

“You are the easiest, best photographer to work with- always.” – David Cross

"Kid, you're great." – Don Rickles

“Dan Dion knows how to photograph a comic. It’s almost Voodoo. He captures a momentary glimpse of their souls. Which is strange, because a comic has no soul" – Lewis Black

“Every top comedian's choice of photographer… The best images of these oft-photographed icons.” – GQ

“I love your work. I look at the photos at Gotham and think "this guy knows what he's doing."” – Jerry Seinfeld

“I think that's the picture I would want to be remembered by….[Dan] photographs from the inside out.” - George Carlin

"You are an amazing diviner of the soul." - Rick Overton

“I love the way you take pictures.” – Lucinda Williams

“Very tasteful.”- Dan Aykroyd

"The only one I let see the real me." - Rick Shapiro

"Just fucking superb. Best pic I've ever been involved in." –Tim Minchin

"There are maybe five photographers worldwide who do what he does, and fewer still who don’t do what he doesn’t do."- SF Chronicle

ONGOING EXHIBITIONS

2017 - present Curious Comedy Theater

5225 NE MLK Blvd Portland, OR

Over 50 11x14 Portraits of female comics.

2016 - present The Comedy Store, Manchester UK

Arches 3 and 4 Deansgate Locks Whitworth Street West

Manchester M1 5LH

Over 50 11x14 Portraits of UK comics.

2014 - present Cobb's Comedy Club

915 Columbus Ave., SF (415) 800-8484

Over 70 16x20 Portraits- each of which

was created at Cobb's.

2013- present Gotham Comedy Club

208 W. 23rd St., New York

75 new prints in this complete

Dan Dion has photographed over 1500 sessions and assignments, and can tailor a shoot to fit your needs and budget.

He specializes in portraiture and the performing arts, but also has extensive experience shooting for the hospitality, editorial, corporate, and interior architecture industrites.

Fees are based on the complexity of the shoot, shooting and post-production time, and usage.

Contact Dan directly at dan(at)dandion.com or call 415.378.9646 to discuss your project.