# Nigel Danson

> Nigel Danson is a British landscape photographer, educator, author and Nikon ambassador who founded and formerly led Interact Software. After returning to the UK in June 2017 to pursue photography professionally, he developed a body of landscape work, a YouTube teaching channel, workshops and books including Seascapes, Close to Calm and Discovering England.

- **Role:** Landscape photographer and educator at Nigel Danson Photography; Nikon Ambassador
- **Organizations:** Interact Software (founder and former CEO), Nigel Danson Photography, Nikon (ambassador)
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** PhD in physics; thesis: Novel Techniques for the Control of the Properties of Reactively Sputtered Thin Films, Loughborough University
- **Known for:** Founded Interact Software and led its international expansion., Led Interact during its inclusion in the 2015 Northern Tech Awards top 50., Established a professional landscape photography and education practice after returning to the UK in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **1992-1995** — Doctoral study at Loughborough University, as listed on his LinkedIn profile.
- **1996** — Interact’s company history dates its beginnings to a small office near Carrington, Greater Manchester; Danson is identified in company announcements as its founder.
- **2014** — Interact opened its first US office in New York during his tenure.
- **2015** — Interact was included in the Northern Tech Awards top 50; Danson described a team approaching 100 employees.
- **2016** — Moved to San Francisco to lead Interact’s new regional headquarters; Simon Dance was appointed UK CEO.
- **2017** — Returned to the UK in June to pursue photography professionally and develop his YouTube channel.
- **2022** — Discussed his books Vistas, Woodlands and Seascapes on Biblioscapes in Discussion.
- **2025** — Close to Calm was featured by Outdoor Photography in October.
- **2026** — Shared progress on his English-counties photography project in an April blog post; his website now presents the book Discovering England.

## Achievements

- Founded Interact Software and led its international expansion.
- Led Interact during its inclusion in the 2015 Northern Tech Awards top 50.
- Established a professional landscape photography and education practice after returning to the UK in 2017.
- Selected as a Nikon ambassador.
- Published landscape photography books including Seascapes, Close to Calm and Discovering England.
- Completed a photographic journey to every English county in a self-built campervan.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Published Bluebell Photography in the Home Counties on 29 April, describing the nearly finished English-counties project.
- **2026-10** — At research time, his website features Discovering England, the book of his campervan journey photographing every county in England; no publication date is stated.

## Links

- Website: https://www.nigeldanson.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigeldanson
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nigeldanson
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/nigeldanson
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nigel.danson/

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Last updated: 2026-10-22