Born 1986 in San Luis Obispo, California Chris Burkard is an American photographer and artist, based in the California Central Coast region. He photographs landscape, lifestyle, surf, outdoor and travel subjects. Burkard specializes in photographing in remote places, including Iceland, Norway, the Faroe Islands, India, Cuba, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland, and Italy. Burkard has published several books and has been named a top travel influencer, with over 3 million followers on Instagram.