Daniel is a contemporary photographer whose visually arresting images have garnered national and international praise. Selections from his body of work have been featured in prestigious exhibitions, including Top 40 at the Los Angeles Center for Digital Art and the National Competition at SOHO Photo Gallery in New York.  In 2007, Coburn was a recipient of the Artist-In-Residence award at Rocky Mountain National Park. He published a photographic essay entitled “Rediscovering Paradise” which focused on the impact of an overwhelming human presence in the National Park. He is a recipient of the 2008 Kansas Mid-Career Artist Fellowship Award presented by the Kansas Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. For the past two years he has served as president of the Lawrence Photo Alliance, an organization dedicated to the proliferation of photography and photographic artists in the Midwest.  Daniel is the co-author of a book entitled "Between Earth and Sky" which showcases his collection of photographs from the Midwest.  His photography appears regularly in regional and national publications.