Daniel Torok is an American photographer and filmmaker. He is currently serving as the chief official White House photographer since 2025, during the second presidency of Donald Trump.

Career

Torok's inaugural portraits of Donald Trump (left) and JD Vance (right)

Prior to his career in media creation, Torok served in the United States Coast Guard.[1]

Torok was a filmmaker before he became a photographer. In 2012, he cast the music video for the song "Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. The next year, he directed a documentary film titled The Otherside about the Seattle hip-hop scene.[1] In 2025 he became the chief official White House photographer under United States president Donald Trump. Trump's official portrait was his first time using studio lighting.[2] Torok took inspiration for the official portrait from Trump's 2023 mug shot[3] and lit Trump from below to make use of catch light.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Growcoot, Matt (24 January 2025). "Who is Daniel Torok? Trump's New White House Photographer". PetaPixel. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  2. ^ Growcoot, Matt (21 January 2025). "Photographers React to Donald Trump's 'Wildly Edited' Official Portrait". PetaPixel. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Decoding Donald Trump's new official portrait". BBC News. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. ^ Thomas, Eric (24 January 2025). "From Eisenhower's swivel to Trump's glare, presidential portraits strike different poses • Kansas Reflector". Kansas Reflector. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Torok
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