dhanson11@gmail.com

I grew up in Atlanta and now I live in Oregon. At first I was a writer and editor, but I was always attracted to the visual side. Now I'm a sort of handyman storyteller: writer, filmmaker, photographer. I know: pick one. But I like them all.

I’ve traveled cross-country in a short school bus to write a book about America's urban farm movement (Breaking Through Concrete), and, by way of canoe, I wrote, co-directed, shot, and "starred" in the documentary film Who Owns Water. The film won awards at film festivals, aired on Public TV, and is being used in college classrooms. My feature story “The Last Oyster Tongers of Apalachicola” is a James Beard Award finalist (2023). My dad and I used to travel to national parks together and my audio travel story about exploring Big Bend and West Texas won a Gold Lowell Thomas Award. If you'd like to see my video work, done in collaboration with my brother, Michael Hanson, click on Modoc Stories.

My favorite work is my collection of portraits and interviews of people. It's random as bingo, and it motivates me to talk to strangers. Find this ongoing journal at the 'Journal' link.

I’m also an FAA-approved drone pilot.

When I'm not traveling for work I'm doing outdoorsy things in the Cascade Mountains with my wife Christine and kids Ada and Gus. 

Clients   USDA, The Bitter Southerner, Farmers Conservation Alliance, Corning, REI, WhyHunger, Travel Oregon, Outside TV, American Rivers, Delta Fresh Foods Initiative, Lower Mississippi River Foundation, Gorge Grown, Columbia Riverkeeper, The Renewal Workshop