DANIEL OWEN IS AN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY PHOTOJOURNALIST AND MULTIMEDIA PRODUCER SPECIALIZING IN EDITORIAL CONTENT, MULTIMEDIA STORIES AND PHOTO ESSAYS WITH A WIDE-RANGE OF TOPICS. HE IS CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY IN NEW MEXICO. HIS DOCUMENTARY WORK COVERS CULTURAL ISSUES AROUND THE GLOBE, THOUGH HIS FOCUS IS ON EASTERN EUROPE AND THE APPALACHIAN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES