Dale O'Dell was born in Dallas, Texas in 1959. He was given his first camera at the age of 13 and at that moment he knew what he wanted to do in life. As a teen, photography was the perfect blend of Art and Science and Dale immersed himself in the aesthetics and chemistry of the photographic process. In 1982 he received a BS in Photography from Sam Houston State University. After a series of irritating Corporate Jobs (including a year-long stint as a computer artist ---in 1983, no less) he realized that, in the corporate world at least, he was unemployable and started his own freelance business in 1986.

During his early years, Dale became familiar with virtually every photographic process and used them all at one time or another. As one of the early adopters of digital technology, one of Dales’ early digital images made history in 1983 when it became the first wholly computer-generated image published in advertising.

In 1994 Dale moved to the mountains of Central Arizona to concentrate on stock photography and fine-art. His first book, "Human/Nature," a monograph of 50 black and white darkroom (not digital) composites of the figure and landscape was published in 1997.

At this website you can license stock images, purchase limited-edition prints, buy Dale's posters, books or commission Dale to create original artworks for advertising, magazines, book covers, etc.

Dale is also a motorcyclist and occasional musician.