“I photograph to capture beauty I find from the deterioration of the built environment. My work portrays the inevitable decay of materials and surfaces people have made in an effort to dominate and control their surroundings. Natural forces, as well as the continuation of human manipulation, bring cracks, marks and color shifts to once pristine surfaces. The breakdown and build-up of the urban environment brings a constantly changing landscape of concrete things. Some changes are purposeful, some accidental. Some changes come in the name of progress, some in the name of entropy. My work seeks to capture the sublime in the everyday, and inspire others to find beauty in the world around them.

My passion for photography comes from not only a desire to create, but also from a deep appreciation for the depth and beauty that exists all around us.”

​Dan Frueh graduated from the Kansas City Art Institute with a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in Photo/Video from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1994. He currently lives in Kansas City as a commercial and fine art photographer as well as the founder of the Trap Gallery.