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April 28, 2009 - Louisville, KY, Basel, CH, Greensboro, NC: Falcon, Senior Partner of NyghtFalcon announced today that David “Dakota” Toczko, Senior Photographer with the firm, will again be part of the official photography corps at the Kentucky Derby.
“We are honored,” said Falcon. “that Dakota has been selected to photograph the Derby again. His participation is testimony to the quality of his work and to NyghtFalcon’s commitment to delivering world-class photography under any and all conditions. Photographing an event like the Derby is fraught with challenges. Dakota is among the best when it comes to mastering our craft under adverse conditions.”
The firm also announced that one of Dakota’s photos was selected to hang in the Kentucky State Capital and subsequently will hang in the private office of the First Lady of the State. The photo was taken last year after the Derby and features the Twin Spires of Churchill Downs under the nyght sky.
NyghtFalcon was founded in January 2003 and maintains five locations in the US and one in Basel, Switzerland. Known for its distinctive artistic voice, the firm’s work, both commercial and artistic, is marked by rich colors, intensity of contrast, striking detail and its often unusual perspective. Since its founding the firm has garnered international recognition for its work.
The firm’s work has appeared in Digital Camera World (UK) twice, The Wall Street Journal, After Capture (three times) and has been featured in Studio Photography, one of the leading trade journals for photography in North America. The firm’s partners include DxO Labs (Paris), Museo Fine Art (Dalton, MA), ThinkTank Photo, OnOne Software, X-Rite, Imagenomic and Hoodman USA, Induro and Photodex.
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