About the Author

Dan Jahn was born in Sri Lanka to Peace Corps parents, raised in Europe, and continues to travel extensively and explore other cultures as a writer and photographer from his home base in Denver, CO. Jahn received a bachelor's degree cum laude from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a certificate of advanced study from Oxford University and a master's degree from the University of Wales - the world's oldest International Politics Department, where his studies focused on the interactions between world religions, politics and economics, and began his career in Washington, D.C. as a speechwriting intern at the White House, working in the Office of Communications, where he was involved in the development of the first website for the White House. Jahn founded and served as principal of several companies, including Denver's highest-end rental photo studio: photospace, The Raven Group: a multi-disciplinary consulting company in brand development, and nxt-MODEL: Colorado's elite boutique agency. Jahn also founded 0101, one of the world's first galleries devoted to digital art. Among his high profile clients through the years are Jones Interactive, Inc., IBM, Apple, Lockheed Martin, ReMax, Fisher Price, StorageTek, USAero and many others. Jahn has been engaged as a speaker and writer on digital art, global issues, politics and religion, and have been an adjunct faculty member at Denver University (DU), the Art Institute of Colorado and guest lecturer at several universities including Arapahoe College, CU-Boulder and Metro State. So far, he has been a designer, writer, teacher, website, political consultant, think tank member, and technology consultant. Most recently Jahn began pursuing an interest in photography, and he has seen his photos win multiple awards, appear in local, regional and national publications, and as artwork purchased both by individuals and businesses. Jahn is also the owner and principal guide of Sacred Travels, an educational tour company offering global excursions.