Daniel Torok
American photographer and filmmaker
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Daniel Torok is an American photographer and filmmaker. He is serving as the chief official White House photographer since 2025, during the second presidency of Donald Trump.
Daniel Torok | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Chief Official White House Photographer | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Adam Schultz |
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| Born | New York City, U.S. |
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| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Coast Guard |
Biography
Torok is a native of New York.[1] Prior to his career in media creation, in 2004, he served in the United States Coast Guard.[2]
Torok was a filmmaker before he became a photographer. In 2012, he cast the music video for the song "Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.[3] The next year, he directed a documentary film titled The Otherside about the Seattle hip-hop scene.[2]
In 2025, he became the chief official White House photographer under United States president Donald Trump. Trump's inaugural portrait was Torok's first time using studio lighting.[4] Torok took inspiration for the inaugural portrait from Trump's 2023 mug shot[5] and lit Trump from below to make use of catch light.[6] Torok also took Trump's presidential portrait in June 2025.[7][8]
