My name is Daniel Rodrigues and I am a Portuguese photojournalist. I was born in Compiègne, France, in 1987, and moved to Portugal at the age of ten, where I currently live and work.
 

I became a professional photographer after completing a photography degree at the Instituto Português de Fotografia in 2010. I began my career at the newspaper Correio da Manhã and later joined the agency Global Imagens, collaborating with publications such as Jornal de Notícias, Diário de Notícias and O Jogo.
 

In 2013, I was awarded first place in the Daily Life category of the World Press Photo. In 2015, I received third place at POYi Picture of the Year International. In 2017, I was named Ibero-American Photographer of the Year by POY LATAM and also received third place as Photographer of the Year from the NPPA, among many other international awards and distinctions.

Based in Porto, I work internationally as a freelance photojournalist. Since March 2015, I have been a regular contributor to The New York Times.
 

Driven by a strong curiosity and a deep interest in visual storytelling, I have undertaken demanding reporting projects in different parts of the world. My fascination with trains led me to spend 13 days aboard the Iron Train in Mauritania, known as the most dangerous train in the world. I crossed India by train over two months, travelling more than 10,400 kilometres. My work often focuses on human rights and underreported realities: I documented the lives of people with albinism in Africa and the working conditions in illegal factories in Bangladesh for The New York Times. I also lived for a month deep in the Amazon rainforest with the Awá Guajá, one of the most endangered indigenous tribes in the world.
 

In 2021, I covered the war in Ukraine from the front line, with work published in Visão, Público, and broadcast by SIC.
 

In 2023, I completed a 6,363-kilometre electric bicycle journey across Africa, from Cape Town, South Africa, to Nairobi, Kenya, with the aim of promoting sustainability and raising awareness of climate change across the African continent.