DANIEL CASTRO GARCIA is a Spanish/British multimedia artist working within the fields of photography and video. His practice utilises portraiture, landscape and journalistic techniques to explore the boundaries between conceptual art and social documentary, and demonstrates a sensitive and intimate style, often adopting a collaborative approach to image making that creates metaphorical and ethically driven representations. He is interested in the enveloping and unfolding spiritual space of creation that empowers a commitment to active citizenship, social consciousness and respect.
Daniel's work has received extensive international acclaim and awards including the prestigious W. Eugene Smith Fund in Humanistic Photography, The British Journal of Photography International Photography Award, FOAM Talent, Magnum Foundation Fund, the Royal Photographic Society Vic Odden Award and the Tokyo International Photography Competition.
His work has been exhibited internationally at major institutions including Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation (DE), Les Recontres D’Arles (FR), MOCP Chicago (USA), Sainsbury Centre (UK), Cortona on the Move (IT) and New York University (USA) amongst others; his archive is held in prestigious collections including the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation (DE), Incite Project (UK) and MOCP Chicago (USA).
AWARDS
2021 FOAM Talent
2020 The Royal Photographic Society – Vic Odden Award
2017 W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography
2017 Magnum Foundation Fund Recipient
2017 British Journal of Photography International Photography Award
2017 Tokyo International Photography Competition
NOMINATIONS / SHORTLISTS
2023 Prix Pictet
2022 Gabriele Basilico Prize
2020 Tim Hetherington Trust Visionary Award
2019 Prix Pictet
2018 Lucie Photo Book Prize
2018 Open Society Foundations / Moving Walls
2018 Tim Hetherington Trust Visionary Award
2018 FOAM Paul Huf Award 2018
2018 International Centre of Photography Infinity Award
2016 First Book Award (MACK Books)
2016 Paris Photo Aperture Foundation First Book Award
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Sainsbury Centre - The Camera Never Lies
2023 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation - New Works
2022 Les Recontres d’Arles, France
2022 Encontros Da Imagem, Portugal
2022 The Athens Democracy Forum, Greece
2021 The Ian Parry Scholarship @ Phillips, UK
2021 Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Germany
2020 Crawford Art Gallery Cork, Ireland
2020 Meyerhoff Gallery, MICA Baltimore, USA
2019 Lunder Arts Center, Lesley University, USA
2019 San Diego State University, Downtown Gallery, USA
2019 MOCP, Columbia College Chicago, USA
2019 San Francisco Camerawork, USA
2018 Blue Sky Gallery, USA
2018 Gallery Space at Wagner, New York University, USA
2017 Organ Vida, Museum of Contemporary Art, Croatia
2017 Journeys Festival International, UK
2017 Cortona On The Move, Italy
2017 TJ Boulting, UK
2016 Paris Photo Aperture Foundation Book Award, France
2016 Refugee Law Initiative, Senate House Library, UK
2016 MOPLA, USA
2016 Photoville New York City, USA
2016 TIFF Festival, Poland
2016 Migration Museum, UK
INTERVIEWS / PODCASTS
2022 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation
2022 FOAM Talent
2021 FOAM - Stories of Migration - DCG & Edmund Clark
2017 PDN Video
CONTACT:
daniel@johnradcliffestudio.com
CV & Portfolio available upon request
All images © Daniel Castro Garcia 2023