Abernathy picked up his first camera at the early age of thirteen and discovered a passion that has been with him throughout his life. While still in his thirteenth year he had his first photograph published and that was all it took. He felt something that became a strong driving force and he has been creating distinctive photographic works ever since. To capture a moment in time, and preserve it for others to see became an obsession. He has devoted his life to making images and trying to see the world through the lens of a camera. Photography is not only his profession, it is his way of life.

Abernathy has won numerous awards with his photography and has been published both nationally as well as internationally. His western portraiture was seen in the American Cowboy Magazine where his feature column, "Glimpses" ran. He has done photography work for clients such as, Hard Copy, Chevrolet and Marlboro. His images have ranged from troubled war torn countries to the people and natural scenes in his home state of Wyoming.

Abernathy constantly travels the globe searching for new images to capture, in fact, he is most at home when he is on the road. He has been quoted several times saying, "There is no such thing as a bad trip. If I make one image, or fill one page in my journal, then the trip was a success."

For Abernathy, photography is his way of sharing how he sees and interprets the world that we all live in. He continues to expand his creativity in hopes of bringing new perspectives of the world to his viewer. Though the camera viewfinder is small, the artistic eye of photographer Dan Abernathy is able to capture images that will broaden the views of others.

Dan Abernathy was born and reared in Bayfield, Colorado, in 1958. Abernathy attended school in Bayfield and joined the U.S. Army in 1976. He served in the 1st of the 509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team in Italy, but received injuries in a parachute jump and recovered in hospitals in Germany and Colorado before joining the 1st of the 10th Mounted Color Guard at Fort Carson, Colorado. Since 1980 he has lived in Pinedale Wyoming. Abernathy's compassion for photography and travel has taken him all over the world capturing new images.