Dan Sundahl
“My journey from battling my demons to purging my nightmares in artwork is shared through images based on calls I have attended as a paramedic and firefighter. I will share how my job nearly destroyed my life and, although this is my story, you may connect with them through your own experiences and realize you are not alone in how you are feeling. More importantly, I will share what I did, and continue to do, to build resiliency and recover from my mental stresses. If I can do it, so can you.”
Daniel Sundahl (DanSun) is a firefighter and advanced care paramedic for the City of Leduc, Alberta, Canada, a pre-hospital educator, photographer and photo editor. Additionally, he is a published artist and writer and has 3 art books produced of his works. His work has been featured in Canadian Paramedicine; Journal of Emergency Medicine; Fire Rescue Magazine; EMS One; EMS World Magazine and The Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing.
His art is recognized worldwide, and he travels internationally speaking on his art and personal experiences with occupational stress injuries and post-traumatic growth. Daniel is the president and founder of the Peer Recovery and Resiliency Society, a group that supports emergency workers from around the world and aids in their post traumatic growth.
His love of photography began on his travels, and as his technique developed, he developed a blend of photography and graphic art, which he calls Photo Art. The majority of Daniel’s work involves emergency services photography. It comprises an emotional connection to the artist as most of his pieces are based on actual emergency calls, he has attended as a paramedic and firefighter. He is passionate about reducing the stigma of PTSD for first responders, and he uses his art to raise awareness of occupational stress injuries worldwide. For more info on Daniel, his work, and his practice visit https://www.dansunphotos.com/
Daniel Sundahl (DanSun) is a firefighter and advanced care paramedic for the City of Leduc, Alberta, Canada, a pre-hospital educator, photographer and photo editor. Additionally, he is a published artist and writer and has 3 art books produced of his works. His work has been featured in Canadian Paramedicine; Journal of Emergency Medicine; Fire Rescue Magazine; EMS One; EMS World Magazine and The Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing.
His art is recognized worldwide, and he travels internationally speaking on his art and personal experiences with occupational stress injuries and post-traumatic growth. Daniel is the president and founder of the Peer Recovery and Resiliency Society, a group that supports emergency workers from around the world and aids in their post traumatic growth.
His love of photography began on his travels, and as his technique developed, he developed a blend of photography and graphic art, which he calls Photo Art. The majority of Daniel’s work involves emergency services photography. It comprises an emotional connection to the artist as most of his pieces are based on actual emergency calls, he has attended as a paramedic and firefighter. He is passionate about reducing the stigma of PTSD for first responders, and he uses his art to raise awareness of occupational stress injuries worldwide. For more info on Daniel, his work, and his practice visit https://www.dansunphotos.com/
