{"id":215,"date":"2026-03-27T18:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2026-03-27T18:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T18:58:35","slug":"about-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/index.php\/about-author\/","title":{"rendered":"About Author"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"215\" class=\"elementor elementor-215\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95bfb99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"95bfb99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f12fb1 elementor-absolute banner-social elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f12fb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-2-2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-89\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-2-2.png 40w, https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-2-2-26x300.png 26w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a5f23f e-con-full banner-box-style e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a5f23f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fda123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3fda123\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Author <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5ab40 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb5ab40\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a826770 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a826770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/M003T1481-C-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-1-e1768868847189.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-29\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/M003T1481-C-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-1-e1768868847189.png 614w, https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/M003T1481-C-Book-mockup-15May25-copy-1-1-e1768868847189-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d8914 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f0d8914\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adfa2a8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adfa2a8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ad4c7d text-style elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ad4c7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Author<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4afa8e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4afa8e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Daniel W Chung<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7f52d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7f52d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Daniel W Chung is a Chicago-based creative working across writing, photography, and personal creative projects. Through ARSENAL Industries, he shares stories, ideas, images, and original concepts shaped by memory, imagination, and personal experience. He is based in Edgewater, Chicago and the northwest suburbs. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Daniel\u2019s creative path brings together multiple interests, including writing, photography, gaming, cosplay, music, and technology. He describes his brand in simple terms: military science fiction stories, creative work, and experiences meant to help people relax or enjoy a sense of thrill. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">His work is influenced by the past and by the memories that shaped him. He values staying friendly, positive, and open to people who genuinely understand his vision. Whether he is developing a story, taking photographs, or working on creative ideas, his goal is to create something meaningful and memorable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Daniel is also the published author of <em>ARSENAL Anthology: Memories<\/em>, his first published work. The book reflects many of the themes found across his creative identity, including military science fiction, world history, drama, nostalgia, and memory. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4bb2c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4bb2c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82dc8e7 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82dc8e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"758\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-1000008835-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-1000008835-1.png 758w, https:\/\/daniel-chung.client-demo-websites.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Group-1000008835-1-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f4638 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53f4638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e064699 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e064699\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b5baa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b5baa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Creative Style<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">He describes photography as something he started as a small entrepreneur business and a way to share memories. His interest in photography first grew through anime and comic book conventions in 2012, and he has spent about four years working on photography-related projects. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Photography is one part of a wider creative life. Daniel says his actual long-term career goal is to work with machines and software, especially video games, while continuing to write and build creative projects of his own.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">He describes his artistic style as \u201cWorth the Moments.\u201d He enjoys capturing anything he finds intriguing or interesting, from special events to conventions, museums, portraits, and everyday moments that stand out to him. His goal is simple: to help people feel relaxed and happy. <\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Personal Background<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">His past plays a major role in shaping his work and perspective. He believes that his journey is what brought him to where he is today, and that same personal history continues to influence his stories, ideas, and creative direction. <\/span><\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Interests and Personality<\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Daniel is also a gamer, computer technician, professional cosplayer, writer, guitar musician, singer, and former salesman. 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