Daniel Kordan
Daniel Kordan is a landscape and travel photographer based in Bali, sharing remote places through photographs, Red Sails expeditions and photography workshops.
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Overview
- Work
- Landscape and travel photographer, workshop leader and photography educator
- Based in
- Bali, Indonesia
- Roots
- Grew up in a small town near Moscow, surrounded by lakes and forests
- Signature project
- Red Sails, begun in West Greenland in July 2015
- Background
- Six years of painting school, followed by university science studies and mountain guiding
Mini bio
How it started.
Daniel grew up near Moscow, spending time around lakes and forests and learning composition and colour at painting school. While studying science at university, he joined a mountain club and became a climbing guide. Taking a camera on those trips gave him a way to share the places he loved.
Finding his audience.
His career grew gradually. He told Gitzo that building his skills and landscape portfolio took seven or eight years before the work became a livelihood. Workshops, print requests and image licensing helped turn travel photography into his profession.
The red sails.
In July 2015, while leading a West Greenland expedition, he used red sails to give viewers a sense of the icebergs’ scale. That visual idea became a recurring project and photography programme. His first Antarctic Red Sail programme followed in February 2025.
What he shares now.
Based in Bali, he combines landscape photography with tours, workshops and online teaching. His own site lists Nikon, Gitzo and Lucroit ambassadorships and clients including Apple, Red Bull and HSBC. Fans can explore work ranging from Japanese fireflies to Arctic and Antarctic landscapes.
Creditschronological, newest first
Judging
- 2026The Independent Photographer Travel AwardJudge
- 2026Epson International Pano AwardsJudging panel member
Photography projects
- 2026Antarctica 2026Photographer
- 2025First Antarctic Red Sail programmePhotographer and expedition leader
- 2019Japan firefliesPhotographer
- 2015Greenland Red SailsPhotographer and programme creator
Awards
Quotes
Stop chasing famous locations and start chasing light.Daniel Kordan, The Independent Photographer
Advice for photographers in his July 2026 profile as a Travel Award judge.
Trivia
- He calls his approach “3D Landscape”, using foreground detail to draw viewers into the frame.
- He worked in wedding, portrait and production photography to help fund his early travels.
- He once served as chief editor of the printed magazine Continent expedition.
- He cites painters including Monet, Rembrandt and Caravaggio as influences on his use of colour and composition.
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