Dane Sanders

Dane Sanders is a photographer, writer and educator committed to supporting Creatives around the world who are interested in finding new ways to thrive artistically and entrepreneurially.

Dane is the author of two books: Fast Track Photographer: Leverage Your Unique Strengths for a More Successful Photography Business as well as The Fast Track Photographer Business Plan:Build a Successful Photography Venture from the Ground Up - both published by Random House.

Photo District News named Dane one of the 30 most influential living photographers of the last decade. He has been featured in a number of publications including Shutterbug, Rangefinder & Professional Photographer magazines as well as cool sites like Photojojo and Design Aglow.

Dane created the Photographer DNA (pDNA) and Business Stress Test (bST) assessment tools as well as a host of other resources for photographers.

As a speaker, he's given keynotes at WPPI, Imaging USA, Photo Plus Expo, as well international events in Brazil, Canada, and Asia. He is often invited to address regional groups as well as to bring my own traveling workshops to local cities upon request. Dane is also a sponsored speaker for Adobe and WHCC. 

Each week, Dane hosts Fast Track Conversations, a free broadcast meant to help viewers get what they need to flourish as creatives. Finally, he founded, co-produces and hosts Escalate LIVE, a conference for professional photographers that broadcasts LIVE for free worldwide.

Dane and his family wife make their home in Newport Beach, California.

For regular updates, check Dane out on Twitter, Google+ & Facebook.