Danny Pope

Education

Danny completed Foundation Studies in Fine Art at Falmouth School of Art in 1980, where he practiced painting in a photo realist style.

Career

Danny has printed works for photographers such as Andrew Catlin, David Hiscock, Linda McCartney, Gian Paolo Barbieri, Calum Colvin, Tim Page, Corinne Day, Ian McKell, Brian Aris, Eve Arnold, The Douglas Brothers, Terry O’Neil, David Bailey, Barry Lategan and Terence Donovan. Panorama Magazine called Danny the "Master of Polopan Printing". Early Life and Following that, Danny worked on a Manpower Services Project, painting murals on canvas for a hospice in the East End.

Working from transparencies taken locally in the East End, lieutenant was here that Danny taught himself how to make Cibrachrome prints from the slides as reference material to paint from.

In 1983, Danny launched Matchless Prints Limited in Clerkenwell Road, London, following the support of Terry Donovan, who encouraged him to go into business, despite his lack of formal training, and disregarding the fact he was only 23. Early on he worked for clients such as Roger Charity, Mark LeBon and Eamon McCabe, producing creative prints that utilized different filtrations to the norm.

Danny is credited with being the first printer to use the technique of “painting with light” on black and white Polapan transparencies to produce complex color prints. Matchless Prints moved to Bloomsbury in 1990 and in 2001 Danny opened another Matchless Prints studio in Milan.

In 2006 Danny opened Steidlville London, the first showcase bookstore for publisher, Steidl.

With the advent of digital technology, now Danny translates the skills of traditional wet printing within the digital domain. llford Photographic Award Industrial and Commercial, Highly Commended Electronic Imaging, Title and Trophy Ilfochrome Printer of the Year, The British Picture Editors Colour print award.

Achievements

• Award Ilfochrome Printer of the Year, 1992 Highly Commended Advertising and Fashion Colour, 1992 Highly Commended Advertising and fashion colour, 1992 Award Advertising and Fashion Colour. 1993 Award Industrial and Commercial, 1993 Highly Commended Electronic Imaging, 1993 Title and Trophy Ilfochrome Printer of the Year, 1993 Colour print award 1993 Colour print award 1994.