A native of St. Paul, MN, Dan Koeck has a B.A. in photojournalism with a minor in history from the University of Minnesota. His took his first job as a photographer with the Minot Daily News in 1983. Since 1992, he has lived in Fargo working as a staff photographer for North Dakota State University. Koeck has also photographed on a free-lance basis for organizations such as The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Microsoft Business Solutions.

He was featured with seven other North Dakota artists in the 2003-2005 North Dakota Blue Book.

- Ben Nemenoff