Press Kit — Daniel Rodrigues | Award-Winning Documentary Photographer

Quick Facts

Daniel Rodrigues is an award-winning Portuguese photojournalist based in Porto, Portugal. Winner of the World Press Photo 2013 in the Daily Life category and a regular contributor to The New York Times since 2015, he has photographed in over 30 countries across five continents.

Key Information

Full Name: Daniel Rodrigues. Born: 1987, Compiègne, France. Nationality: Portuguese. Based: Porto, Portugal. Profession: Photojournalist and documentary photographer. Current affiliation: Regular contributor to The New York Times (since March 2015). Specialties: Documentary photography, travel photography, photojournalism, editorial photography, fine art prints, photography workshops.

Awards and Distinctions

World Press Photo 2013 — First Place, Daily Life category. POYi Picture of the Year International 2015 — Third Place. POY LATAM 2017 — Ibero-American Photographer of the Year. NPPA 2017 — Third Place, Photographer of the Year. Multiple additional international awards and distinctions.

Major Publications

The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, CNN International, Bloomberg, The Sunday Times, Die Welt, Libération, Al Jazeera, El País, Folha de São Paulo, Expresso, Público, Jornal de Notícias.

Notable Projects

Iron Train, Mauritania (2015): 13 days aboard the world's most dangerous train, documenting life along the route for international publications.

India by Train (2016): A two-month, 10,400-kilometre journey across India by rail, producing a major documentary series.

Awá Guajá, Amazon (2015): One month living with one of the most endangered indigenous tribes in the world, deep in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.

Albinism in Africa: Documenting the lives and challenges of people with albinism across the African continent for The New York Times.

Ukraine War Coverage (2022): Front-line reporting during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, published in Visão, Público, and broadcast by SIC.

Africa by Electric Bicycle (2023): A 6,363-kilometre journey from Cape Town to Nairobi promoting sustainability and climate change awareness.

Photography Workshops

Daniel leads intensive 4-day documentary, street and travel photography workshops in cities worldwide, including Porto, Lisbon, Marrakech, Istanbul, Mumbai, and New York. Groups are limited to 8 participants. Workshops focus on narrative building, natural light, human approach, editing and sequencing. Over 200 participants trained since 2019.

Corporate and Institutional Clients

Turismo Porto e Norte, Turismo Lisboa, Município Lisboa, EDP, Airbnb, BMW, TAP Air Portugal, Xiaomi, Leica, Fujifilm, Lello Bookstore, among others.

Contact

Website: www.danielrodriguesphoto.com. Instagram: @danirodriguesphoto. Based in Porto, Portugal. Available worldwide for editorial, corporate, wedding and workshop commissions.