Danny Goldfield

Artist-Photographer

A Cambridge, Massachusetts–based artist whose portrait photography projects have been exhibited worldwide and featured in a LIFE magazine cover story, The New York Times, CBS Evening News, BBC Worldwide, NHK Japan, The People’s Daily in China, CNN International, and other major outlets.

As a Research Fellow at the MIT Open Documentary Lab, Danny spent five years exploring emerging storytelling technologies, including web and app-based augmented reality (AR) and photogrammetry. He continues his multimedia work at MIT in the Mechanical Engineering and Music & Theater Arts departments.

Before focusing on photography and new media, Danny spent a decade working as a Production Designer and Art Director on award-winning commercial film and television productions. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Film Institute (AFI) Conservatory in Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Science degree from Washington University in St. Louis.

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photo by Jonas Nielsen/Galleri Fedt, Copenhagen, Denmark

Portrait Projects

1 Earth City: aka NYChildren is portraits of one child from every country on earth. Each child lives in New York City. 170 of 193 countries are complete.

To Live 10,000 Years: portraits of 2 people in each of the 50 United States. All 100 people need to be at least 100 years old. 2,736 of 10,000 years are complete.

1 to Infinity: portraits of a person every age from a 1 year old to as old as possible. The highest age reached will most likely be 115 to 120 years old, but infinity is the goal. 35 of infinity are complete.

Every 2 Siblings (unpublished): portraits of same 2 siblings taken every fall for as many years as possible. 10 years are complete.

Danny Goldfield