DANIEL BELTRÁ
BORN
Madrid, Spain 1964
EDUCATION:
- Lycée Français de Madrid 1969-1983
- Forestry Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid 1983-1985
- Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid 1985-1989
- Professional Betacam filming and editing course, Radio Television Española (RTVE 1990)
- Advertisement photography advanced course (Master en Fotografía Publicitaria, Madrid, 1990)
- Daniel is trilingual (English, French and Spanish) and conversational in Portuguese.
EXPERIENCE:
- 2002 – Present, Conservation Photographer based in Seattle, USA
- 1992 – 2001, Gamma (French Photo Agency), Correspondent based in Madrid, Spain
- 1989 – 1992, EFE Spanish News Agency, Staff Photographer based in Madrid, Spain
- 1989, Jan. – April, Paris Match – Supplement on Senegal – Photographer/Journalist
- 1988, Oct – Dec, Newsday – Supplement on Andalucia, Spain – Photographer
COLLABORATIONS:
Since 1990 Daniel has regularly worked as a freelance photographer for Greenpeace International, documenting many of their projects.
Daniel is a Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) and regularly volunteers in conservation expeditions worldwide.
REPRESENTATION:
Daniel is currently represented by the 212 Gallery in Aspen, CO.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2012
- “SPILL”, Roca Gallery, Madrid, Spain, April 14 – July 31
2011
- “SPILL”, Roca Gallery, Barcelona, Spain, October 29 – January 28, 2012
- “SPILL”, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA, October 1 – February 16, 2012
- “SPILL”, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, WA, April 19 – September 15
2010
- “SPILL: CRUDE RESPONSE – Oils, Plastics, and Perspective”
212 Gallery, Aspen, CO, July 28, 2010 – November 1
2009
- “Prince’s Rainforest Project”
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK, October 3 – December 6
National Geographic Store, London, UK, October 26 – November 22
Hotel de Ville, Paris, France, October 3 – December 6
Alexia Center, Berlin, Germany, October 27 – November 7
Merci Corps Action Center, New York, NY, October 1 – November 15
- “Paradise in Danger,” Pamplona’s Planetarium, Spain, February 13 – March 28
2008
- TOPS Photography Festival, Shenyang, China, July
2007
- “Global Change,” 11th International Photojournalism Festival, Semana Negra, Gijon, Spain, July
- “Water,” Ulis Photography Festival, Ankara, Turkey, July
- Pinyao International Photography Festival, China, September
2006
“Endangered Nature,” Greenpeace Exhibit, Vitoria, Spain
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2011
- SNAP! A National Juried Photography Exhibition, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
December 8 – February 19, 2012
- Natural History Museum, London, England, October 21 – March 11, 2012
- Sony World Photography Awards, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, October 30 – November 6
- Festival Proxecta de Fotografia 2011, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Spain, August 18 – 20
-“Des Forets et des Hommes”
European Parliament Building, Brussels, Belgium, September 6 – 7
Changwon Convention Center, Changwon, Korea, September 1 – November 30
Cheonggye Place, Seoul, Korea, August 11 – August 30
Multimedia Art Museum of Moscow, Moscow, Russia, July 28 – September 4
Promenade des Halles, Decize, France, July 1 – October 3
Conseil d’Etat, Place du Palais Royal, Paris, France, June 25 – July 24
Pont de la Machine, Geneva, Switzerland, May 14 – August 14
Quai Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland, May 14 – June 8
-“Center Forward”
Denver International Airport, Denver, CO, June 10 – October 13
Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, May 6 – June 11
- “The Climate for Life,” Fifty Crows Foundation, San Francisco, CA January 7 – February 13
2010
- “Blue Earth: Art as Activism,” Photo Center NW, Seattle, WA, January 22 – February 28
- 3 prints acquired for permanent collection, Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
2009
- “Sustainability/Sostenibilidad,” Benham Gallery, Seattle, WA, May 27 – July 11
- “Blue Earth: Changing Earth, Photographers Call to Action,” Mumm Napa Fine Art Photography Gallery, Napa, CA, September 19 – March 13, 2010
2008
- “From Antarctica to the Amazon: Blue Earth Photographers Document Global Climate Change,” The Centennial Center Gallery, Kent, WA, November 6 – January 2, 2009
AWARDS:
2011
- Winner of the Wildlife Photojournalist of the Year Award for SPILL series, and Wildlife Photographer of the Year for Still Life in Oil, for Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photography Contest
- Winner of the Lucie Award for International Photographer of the Year – Deeper
Perspective Category and the Editorial Environmental Pro Category for SPILL series,
International Photography Awards.
- Gold Prize for SPILL series, Bronze Prize for Oil Spill #14, and Award of Excellence for Still Life in Oil (Pelicans), China International Press Photography Contest
- Juror’s Honorable Mention for Still Life in Oil (Pelicans), Center Forward, Center for Fine Art Photography
- Award of Excellence in General News Picture Story for SPILL series, Picture of the Year International (POYI 67)
- Special Prize by the Jury for Oil Spill #12, 7th Days Japan International Photography Awards
2010
- Runner up for The Last Cut, One Earth Award, Wildlife Photographer of the Year, London’s Natural History Museum
- 2nd Prize, Aerial Category, International Photography Awards
- Honorable Mention for Yucatan Environmental Costs, Environmental and Deeper Perspective Category, International Photography Awards
- Honorable Mention, Santa Fe Review, Santa Fe, NM
2009
- Winner, Prince’s Rainforest Project Award, Sony World Photography Awards
- ABC News Person of the Week
- Issue Reporting Picture Story for New Landscape of the Amazon, Award of Excellence, Picture of the Year International (POYi 66)
- Honorable Mention, Santa Fe Review, Santa Fe NM
2008
- Winner, Global Vision Award, Pictures of the Year International (POYi 65)
- Issue Reporting Picture Story, Award of Excellence, Picture of the Year International (POYi 65)
- 2nd Prize, Natural Habitat for Grizzly at Katmai National Park, Best for Photojournalism (NPPA).
- Honorary Mention, Environmental Category, International Photography Awards (IPA)
2007
- 2nd Prize Contemporary Issues for Belterra, Brazilian Amazon, World Press Photo Awards.
- Special Nomination (along Sir David Attenborough) from The International Forum on the Drought, held in Sevilla, Spain.
2006
- 3rd Prize Nature Stories, World Press Photo Awards
- Gold Winner for Drought in Amazon, Nature Category, China International Press Photo (CHIPP).
- 2 Special commendations for Drought in Amazon, China International Press Photo (CHIPP).
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION:
2011
- Member of the Photography Program Advisory Committee for the Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA
2010
- Member of the University of Washington Professional and Continuing Education Photography Certificate Program Advisory Board, Seattle, WA
LECTURES:
2011
- WildPhotos, Royal Geographic Society, October 21-22
- “The Deepwater Horizon Blowout: Two Perspectives – An Artist and a Scientist,” with Dr. Larry McKinney, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA, October 13
- Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA, August 29
- Seattle Audubon Annual Appreciation Dinner, Seattle, WA, June 16
- University of Minnesota Arboretum, Chaska, MN, June 11
- “SPILL,” Sound Conversations with Jeff Renner, Seattle Aquarium, Seattle, WA, May 5
- “The World’s Tropical Forests: What is at Stake,” Primate Awareness Workshop,
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA, April 12
- Keynote Address, Nature Photography Summit, North American Nature
Photography Association, McAllen, Texas, March 10
2010
- IRIS Nights, “The State of Tropical Forests,” Annenberg Space for Photography,
Los Angeles, CA, April 1
- “Amazon: Forest at Risk,” Art As Activism, Photography Center Northwest,
Seattle, WA, February 5
2009
- Blue Earth Alliance, “Amazon: Forest at Risk”, Aperture Gallery at Mumm Napa, Napa, CA, November 8
- San Juan College, Farmington, NM, December 2
- WildPhotos, Explorer’s Club, London, UK, October 23
- “Burning Issues: Tropical Rainforests,” Wild9, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, November 11
2008
- Blue Earth Alliance Artist Lecture, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
- The Summit Series, Adventure Photography Workshops, Jackson Hole, WY
- Picture of the Year International, Global Vision Award, Newseum in Washington, DC
- Conservation International, Arlington, VA
- North American Nature Photography Association, Albuquerque, NM
- Getty Image Headquarters, Seattle, WA
2007
- International Festival of Photojournalism, Gijon, Spain
- World Press Photo Awards, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Greenpeace International Annual Meeting, Holland, Netherlands
2006
- World Press Photo Awards, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Beijing Film Academy, Beijing, China
- Periscopio Photojournalism Festival, Vitoria, Spain
- International Center of Photography, New York City, NY
PUBLICATIONS:
For the last 20 years, Daniel’s work has been published by the most prominent international publications such as Time, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Stern, Geo, National Geographic Society, Financial Times, The New York Times, Le Monde, El Pais, Asahi Shimbun, and many others.
2011
- What is Life, by Jay Phelan, Worth Publishers, 2nd Edition Textbook. 2011. Print Run 60,000.
- The Center for Fine Art Photography’s Center Forward Exhibition Catalog, published by Blurb, 2011, pg. 5.
- BBC Frozen Planet, published by The Random House Group Ltd, September 2011. Print run 500,000.
- Visualizing Climate Change: A Guide to Visual Communication of Climate Change and Developing Local Solutions, by Stephen Sheppard, PhD., published by Earthscan of London, UK, 2011. Initial print run of 2,000.
- Nowhere Else on Earth – Standing Tall for the Great Bear Rainforest, by Caitlyn Vernon, published by Orca Book Publishers, 2011. Initial print run of 3,000.
2010
- Audubon Annual Report 2010, published by Audubon. Cover photo, pg. 2-3.
- Time – The Year in Review 2010, published by Time Books, 2010, pg. 2-3, 36.
- Wildlife Photographer of the Year – Portfolio 20, published by the Natural History Museum, London, 2010, pg. 100.
2009
- Rainforests: Lifebelt for an Endangered Planet, published by the Prince’s Rainforest Project, featuring the photography of Daniel Beltrá, 2009. Print run 500.
- Rainforests: The Burning Issue, published by the Prince’s Rainforest Project, Great Britain, Polestar UK Print Ltd, featuring the photography of Daniel Beltrá, 2009. Online and Printed Edition.
http://www.rainforestsos.org/book/
2007
- Earth Then and Now – Potent Visual Evidence of our Changing World, by Fred Pearce, published by Mitchell Beazley, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd, 2007, Cover photo, pg. 30-31.
- Planet Ocean – Photo Stories from the ‘Defending Our Oceans’ Voyage, by Sara Holden, New Internationalist Publications Ltd and Greenpeace, 2007, Cover photo.
- World Press Photo Portfolio 2007, published by Thames and Hudson, 2007, pg. 56.
2006
- Time – Nature’s Extremes – Inside the Great Natural Disasters that Shape Life on Earth,
published by Time Books, 2006, pg. 42-43.
- World Press Photo Portfolio 2006, published by Thames and Hudson, 2006, pg. 50-51.