The man behind the lens
Daniel Kucin Jr. Photography is an award-winning photo service dedicated to professionalism and attention to detail. I aim to ensure you are thrilled with the images I produce and am committed to providing an enjoyable experience that we will share during the process. Since early 2000, Daniel Kucin Jr. Photography has provided iconic photos for the likes of the Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, Baltimore Sun Media Group, USA Hockey and the Washington Post to name a few clients that I've worked with where you may have seen some of my published work. Please enjoy the images on this site, and I look forward to working with you in the future.
Awards & Recognition
- National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) member
- Professional Baseball Photographers' Association (PBPA) member
- Photography Judge for Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Diamond Journalism Awards
Maryland Delaware District of Columbia (MDDC) Press Association
- First Place | Sports Photo (2020)
- First Place | Blog Video (2019)
- First Place | News-Driven Multimedia Storytelling (2018)
- First Place | Sports Feature Photo (2018)
- First Place | Sports Feature Photo (2016)
World Sports Photography Awards (WSPA)
- Finalist | Basketball (2026)
- Finalist | Baseball (2024)
- Finalist | American Football (2023)
- Finalist | American Football (2023)
International Photography Awards (IPA)
- Honorable Mention | Team Sports (2026)
- Honorable Mention | Team Sports (2026)
- Honorable Mention | Editorial/Press Sports (2025)
- Honorable Mention | Team Sports (2025)
- Honorable Mention | Summer Sports (2025)
- First Place | Editorial/Press Sports (2024)
- Top Five Jury Selection | Sports/Team Sports (2024)
- Third Place | Sports/Team Sports (2024)
- Honorable Mention | Editorial/Press Sports (2023)
- Honorable Mention | Sports team sports (2023)
Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA)
- Honorable Mention | Editorial/Sports (2025)
Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)
- First Place, Daily Newspaper, Photojournalism (2024)
- First Place, Magazine, Photography Story (2024)
- First Place, Radio, Photojournalism (2024)
- First Place, Television, Photojournalism (2023)
- First Place, Daily Newspaper, Photojournalism (2023)
- First Place, Daily Newspaper, Feature Photography (2023)
- First Place, Radio Photojournalism, Feature Photography (2023)
- First Place, Daily Newspaper, Photojournalism (2022)
National Newspaper Association (NNA)
- Sports Photo Award (2020)
Society for Features Journalism (SFJ)
- First Place | Integrated Storytelling (2015), Fitness Heroes/The Baltimore Sun Interactive Project
Baltimore Sun Media Group (BSMG)
- Howard County Times, Columbia Flier | Pictures of the Year, 2021
- The Baltimore Sun Pictures of the Year (2016)
- The Baltimore Sun Pictures of the Year (2013)
Imagn Images
- May 15, Sports Photos of the Week (2026)
- September 19, Sports Photos of the Week (2025)
- MLS Season Best Photos (2025)
- June 19, Sports Photos of the Week (2025)
- Oct. 22, Sports Photos of the Week, Lead off image (2024)
- Aug. 19-25, Best of MLS (2024)
National Football League (NFL)
- Washington Commanders, Wall Calendar, Cover Image (2025)
- Washington Commanders, UNO Fandom Game Deck (2025)
- NFL, Fathead, Numerous Athletes Represented (2020-Present)
- NFL, Highland Mint, Numerous Athletes/NFL Moments Represented (2020-Present)
- WTOP, PHOTOS: Top Moments from Washington Commanders’ Season of Surprises (2025)
- Washington Commanders, PHOTOS: Commanders' Season in Photos (2025)
- Los Angeles Chargers, Best Photos of Gus Edwards (2024)
- Washington Commanders, Wall Calendar, Cover Image (2022)
- New York Giants, PHOTOS: Best of Jon Runyan Jr. (2022)
- Los Angeles Chargers, PHOTOS: Best of J.K. Dobbins (2022)
- Carolina Panthers, PHOTOS: Best of Yosh Nijman through the years (2022)
- Carolina Panthers, PHOTOS: Best of DJ Wonnum through the years (2021)
- Cincinnati Bengals, Top 50 Game Action Photos (2021)
- NFL, Season Best of Week 17 (2021)
- NFL, Best Photos from 2020 Crucial Catch (2020)