John Daido Loori, author, artist, Zen Master was the founder and abbot of Zen Mountain Monastery in Mount Tremper, New York. Under Daido Loori’s direction, Zen Mountain Monastery has grown to be one of the leading Zen monasteries in America, widely noted for its unique way of integrating art and Zen practice.

Daido Loori was also an award winning photographer and videographer, with dozens of exhibitions to his credit and a successful career in both commercial and art photography. He had 54 one-person shows, and his work was exhibited in 118 group shows both in the United States and abroad. His photographs have been published in leading photography magazines, including Aperture and Time Life Photography.