Daniel Rodrigues is a Portuguese photojournalist, born in Compiègne (France) in 1987. He has lived in Portugal since he was 10 years old.

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He became a professional photographer after completing the professional photography course at the Portuguese Institute of Photography (2010). His career began at the newspaper Correio da Manhã, and he also worked at the agency Global Imagens, responsible for distributing photographs in newspapers such as Jornal de Notícias, Diário de Notícias, and O Jogo.

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In 2013, Daniel Rodrigues won first place in the Daily Life category of the World Press Photo. In 2015, he was named the third-best photographer of the year by POYi (Picture of the Year International), in 2017, he was named Ibero-American Photographer of the Year at POY LATAM, and he achieved third place as Photographer of the Year by NPPA, among many other awards.

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Based in Porto, he works worldwide as a freelance photojournalist and has been a contributor to the American newspaper The New York Times since March 2015.

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His passion for trains led him to travel for 13 days on the Iron Train Mauritania considered the world's most dangerous train. He traveled across India for two months, covering a total of 10,400 km. His interest in contentious issues related to human rights has led him to document important stories, such as Albinos in Africa and illegal factories in Bangladesh, for The New York Times. He spent a month living in the Amazon rainforest with the world's most threatened indigenous tribe, Awá Guajá. Over the past years, Daniel Rodrigues covered the Ukraine war on the front line for Visão, Público, and SIC.

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His most recent adventure was crossing Africa by electric bicycle from Cape Town, South Africa, to Nairobi, Kenya, covering a total of 6,363 km. This journey aimed to promote sustainability and raise awareness about climate change on that continent.

Awards:

2017 - First Place, IbericoAmerican Photographer of The Year - POY LATAM

2017 - Second Place, Portrait Story - POY LATAM

2017 - Finalist, Portrait Awards - LENSCULTURE

2017 - Third Place, Photojournalist of the Year 2016, NPPA - BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM

2017 - First Place -  Portrait Series, NPPA - BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM

2017 - Honorable Mention -  Best Published Picture Story, NPPA - BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM

2017 - Second Place, Editorial Photo Essay/Story,  INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

2017 - Third Place, Editorial Daily Life,  INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

2017 - Third Place, Editorial Documentary,  INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

2017 - Finalist,  SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS

2017 - Finalist Top 45,  TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHER SOCIETY

2016 - Second Place, Editorial Documentary, NDAWARDS

2016 - Honorable Mention, Editorial Photo Essay, NDAWARDS
2016 - Honorable Mention, Photo Essay, MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS

2016 - Emerging Photographer Summer 2016, PDN
2015 - Third Place, Photographer Of The Year 2014, POYi

2015 - Honorable Mention, Photographer of The Year 2014, POY LATAM

2015 - Seconde Place, Nuestra Mirada de Memoria e Identidad Prize, POY LATAM

2015 - Third Place, Fiestas, tradiciones y religión, POY LATAM

2015 - Second Place, Photojournalist of the Year 2014, NPPA - BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM
2015 - First Place, Environment (nature, wildlife), NPPA - BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM
2015 - First Place, Non-Traditional Photojournalism Publishing, NPPA - BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM
2015 - First Place -  Best Published Picture Story, NPPA - BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM
2015 - Honorable Mention, Sports Picture Story, NPPA - BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM

2015 - Third Place, Economy Science Technology News, CHINA INTERNATIONAL PRESS PHOTO

2015 - Award Of Excellence, Daily Life, CHINA INTERNATIONAL PRESS PHOTO

2015 - Third Place, Sport, THE ANDREI STENIN INTERNATIONAL PRESS PHOTO CONTEST

2015 - Honorable Mention, Wildlife, SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

2015 - Honorable Mention, Storyboard, SIENA INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARD

2015 - First Place, Sport, ESTAÇÃO IMAGEM

2015 - Honorable Mention, Wildlife, MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS CONTEST

2014 - Second Place, Photo Essay, MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS

2014 - Honorable Mention, Photo Essay, MOSCOW INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS

2014 - Honorable Mention, Photojournalism, NDAWARDS

2014 - Honorable Mention, Photojournalism, NDAWARDS

2013 - First Place, Sport, ESTAÇÃO IMAGEM

2013 - First Place, Daily Life Single, WORLD PRESS PHOTO