Daniel Beltra

Photograper, USA

Daniel Beltrá is a Spanish photographer based in Seattle.

Daniel brings the sensibility and craft of a news photographer to the fields of nature and the environment, making images which he hopes will spur greater respect and conservation of those subjects.

He has documented several expeditions by Greenpeace to the Brazilian Amazon, the Arctic, the Southern Oceans and the Patagonian Ice Fields, among many others.
In 2006, Daniel received awards from the World Press Photo (WPP) and China International Press Photo contests for his work on drought in the Amazon. In 2007, he won again in the WPP for photos of the Amazon.

In 2008, Daniel was awarded the inaugural "Global Vision Award" from the Pictures of the Year International contest for work in the Ross Sea and the Amazon. He also won in the NPPA BOP contest and the LUCIE awards.

This year, Daniel was awarded the Prince's Rainforest Project given via the Sony World Photography Awards. The award, granted by Prince Charles, sent Daniel for three months to the Congo, Amazon and Indonesian rainforests to create photos for a book, website and traveling exhibition about the perilous fate that the world's rainforests face.

Daniel is a fellow of the prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers.

In November 2009, Daniel was recognized by ABC News as its "Person of the Week" for his conservation photography (http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=9142032).