Hello, and thanks for checking out my site. I have been taking pictures for as long as I can remember, starting out with a old Kodak 110, and eventually working my way up to a Konica SLR given to me by my grandpa. After spending a lot of time in the darkroom and finally getting my hands on some really modern (now long since outdated) digital SLRs in High School, I won the Professional Photographers of Washington Student Photographer of the Year award, and decided that photography might be worth pursuing. I recently graduated from the Evergreen State College with a BA in liberal arts with a focus on photojournalism, and do a lot of research on my own time on international politics. My photos have been in the Skagit Valley Herald, the Statesman Examiner, Alpinist Magazine's website, The Northwest Mountaineering Journal, Progressive Magazine and a book entitled "Natural Skagit: A Journey From Mountains to Sea." My first written article, which is about the refugees of an 8.0 earthquake in Peru was published in Canada's Verge Magazine earlier this year.

You may have noticed that many of my pictures have something to do with the outdoors. For the past few years climbing has been a pretty big part of my life, and it has taken me to some pretty rugged and amazing places that few others have had the chance to see firsthand. I hope that by showing these pictures I can motivate people to get out and see some of these places for themselves, which may lead to a greater appreciation and desire to help protect the few remote, untouched areas that we have left.

I am spending most of the summer photographing Washington's Cascade Mountains. Check back every couple of weeks for updates.

For questions, comments, or inquiries about publishing, stock photos, jobs, or assignments, feel free to email me at danhilden@hotmail.com or just give me a call at 360-708-3737.

Photo: On the summit of South Gunsight after a traverse of the Gunsight Peaks in the central Cascades. The handful of people who have been there would agree that this is one of the most remote spots in the lower 48 states.