Italian photojournalist and videomaker, Daniele Cagnazzo graduated from the University of Bologna in Marketing and later in Statistical Sciences in 2011. He moved to London to start his career in media and communication before relocating to Dubai in 2015. Driven by a keen awareness of social and environmental issues, Daniele honed his photographic style influenced by local cultures in the Middle East.
In 2016, he forged a partnership with Nikon Middle East, embarking on environmental and anthropological projects in South Africa and Kashmir. Upon returning to Italy in 2018, he contributed to the “Mini magic bus” project in Sri Lanka, producing four episodes for the TV show “Kilimangiaro,” on national tv channel “Raitre”.
Simultaneously in 2018, he initiated “La Polvere del Mondo” (The Dust of the World), a national series of photographic exhibitions and cultural events. These displays curated by Daniele showcased international themes and photographic works at PWC and IPG Interpublic spaces in Milan. In 2019, collaborating with Jeep, he curated an expedition in southern Morocco, unveiling the country’s authentic, lesser-known facets. Towards the year’s end, he launched an online Travel Photography course for the Travel Film School and online workshops.
In 2021 Daniele was awarded by the Newsroom Academy led by Inside Over to develop a reportage in Nepal Himalayas to document the climate change crisis in the region.
After this expedition, in 2023 and 2024 Daniele moved to the Amazon, in particular in Perù and Colombia, along the boarder with Ecuador, to document the increment of illegal activities that threatens indigenous communities and the whole ecosystem.
Dainele’s works have been featured in publications such as Inside Over, Lifegate, Repubblica, La Stampa, Huffington Post, Travel & Leisure and Lonely Planet.
In 2024, Daniele graduated in Visual photojournalism in Padova at the IRFOSS – IMP Festival institute and in the same year, has been selected by Canon as one of the 25 photographers accessing at Canon program across Europe, Africa and Middle East to join this exclusive masterclass.
