About Dan
Dan Megna is perhaps best known as a regular contributor to Vertical magazine, the leading publication covering North America’s civil helicopter industry. For almost three years, he has been a part of the Vertical team, sharing his perspective and insight with readers and has established himself as a respected industry journalist. But his passion is rooted behind the camera and is the foundation for Dan’s success as a leading aviation photographer.

His approach to his work is unique in the fact, Dan is not only a professional photographer, he is also a skilled pilot. A commercial helicopter pilot/CFI working for one of Southern California's largest public safety agencies, Dan has over 8000 hours in helicopters. Today, Dan's primary role is firefighting and search and rescue missions flying a Bell 205A-1. It is this background and experience in aviation that Dan combines with his creativity to visualize a project then develop a plan for productive photo session.

Photography is his passion, especially air to air shooting, and Dan devotes a great deal of time and energy to refining and perfecting his camera skills. As a result, Dan has assembled an impressive portfolio of images, many are used by companies throughout the civil helicopter industry for marketing and corporate communications. He also produces beautiful large prints for clients that hang as framed fine art displays.

From his home in San Diego, California, Dan is available for photography projects throughout North America.