Portuguese born in Compiègne, France, in 1987, Daniel lives in Portugal, near Porto, since  he is 10 years old.

Daniel Rodrigues became a professional photographer after the passage by the Portuguese Institute of Photography (2010). His career started in the portuguese newspaper, Correio da Manhã, and he also worked in Global Imagens agency, responsible for photographs in newspapers as Jornal de Notícias, Diário de Notícias and O Jogo.

 

He is an award winning photographer who in 2013 won a first place in the World Press Photo, Daily Life category, in 2015 a third place as Photographer of the Year in POYi, in 2017 the Ibericoamerican Photographer of The Year in POY LATAM,  a third place as Photographer of the Year in NPPA - Best of photojournalism and among many other awards.

 

The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Helsingin Sanomat, Die Welt, Daily Mail, CNN, BBC, Folha de São Paulo, Courrier Internacional, Expresso, Visão Magazine, among others, are where he already has published photos.

 

Daniel is currently based in Portugal. He works as a freelance photographer all around the world and a contributor photographer for the New York Times since May 2015.

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