Dan Eckstein (b. 1980) is a photographer based in Los Angeles, CA and Brooklyn, NY. Born and raised in Western Massachusetts, he spent four years studying photography at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. After graduation, he moved to New York City to assist renowned Magnum photographer Steve McCurry. His work has been widely published and was included in The Collector's Guide to Emerging Art Photography. Recently he was awarded Best Photo Essay in PDN's World In Focus contest and included in American Photography 30.
For Dan’s latest project, he drove 10,000km over the course of two years documenting the trucks, drivers and roadside culture of India. A book of the project, titled Horn Please: The Decorated Trucks of India, is published by powerHouse Books.