LFI | William Daniels

William Daniels is a Paris-based documentary photographer. In his first reportage in 2004, he documented the lives of street children in the Philippines. Since then, he has published numerous reportages in, among others, TIME Magazine, National Geographic, The New York Times and Polka Magazine. He has received the World Press Photo Award, as well as the Visa d’or Award and the 2014 Getty Grant. Daniels is represented by the Panos Pictures Agency.

Website: http://www.williamdaniels.net/

Publications

Magazines

LFI 07.2023

Florian Kolmer: Berlin Keeper, Alisa Martynova: Coming and Going, Devin Yalkin: The Old One-Two, William Daniels: Inherited State, David Hurn: Leica Classic, Leica M11-P

STORIES | October 30, 2023

Inherited State

William Daniels

One problem with countless causes: in his ambitious and globespanning project, the French documentary photographer reveals the profound effects of statelessness on individuals and communities. The outcome offers a disturbing glimpse into the fates of his protagonists.

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STORIES | October 20, 2023

Statelessness: Lebanon

William Daniels

Photographer William Daniels documented the Burj al-Barajneh camp, a place with one of the highest population densities in the world, as part of his large-scale photo project about stateless people.

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STORIES | February 5, 2015

Romanian Impressions

William Daniels

"I shot this picture with a Leica M10 last September while travelling in Romania. I didn’t have any specific story in mind, I just wanted to capture some spontaneous impressions while walking around Bucharest, Constanta or the countryside."

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