Any conversation about photographers in Whistler quickly includes Dano Pendygrasse. In the more than 15 years since Dano started documenting the birth of the snowboard scene in Whistler, his name has become synonymous with excellence in snowboard photography. Born and raised in BC, his work has always been influenced by the stunning natural environment of his home province.

A generalist in an era of one trick ponies, Dano has been published around the world in dozens of publications.He spent time as a staff shooter for both Transworld Snowboarding Magazine and Snowboarder Magazine before being recruited in 2004 to serve as the Founding Photo Editor of Future Snowboarding Magazine in San Diego, California. While there Dano honed his studio skills and added product photography to his list of skills. Lately Dano's passion for portraiture has been getting him new exciting clients.

People familiar with Dano's work in snowboarding are often surprised to find out about his extensive archives of photography from outside the action sports documentary realm. His obsession with texture and shape has informed his work since the early days, and his insight into his subjects character shines through in his portraits.

Work on this website is reproduced from negative film, chromes, and digital media. Although he has created images using many different formats and systems, the vast bulk of Dano's work has been accomplished with Nikon cameras.