THIRD PLACE WINNER - Editorial: Daily Life (PROFESSIONAL)
The Grande Hotel
Photo © Daniel Rodrigues
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The Grande Hotel Beira was a luxury hotel located in the city of Beira, Mozambique, functional between 1955 and 1963. After this period, it continued to be used during a 1960s as a conference center as well as its large swimming pool . During the Civil War of Mozambique (1977-1992), however, it became a refugee camp. Currently, the old hotel is occupied by about 3,500 people [1] who live in precarious conditions. The government eventually considers removing them, but a situation is dragging on for years.
Daniel Rodrigues became a professional photographer after the passage by the Portuguese Institute of Photography (2010). His career started in the portuguese Global Imagens agency, responsible for photographs in newspapers as Jornal de Notícias, Diário de Notícias and O Jogo.
He is an award winning photographer who in 2013 won a first place in the World Press Photo, Daily Life category, and in 2015 a third place as Photographer of the Year in POYi, among many other awards.
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Die Welt and among others, are where he already has published photos.
Daniel is currently based in Portugal. He works as a freelance photographer all around the world
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The Grande Hotel Beira was a luxury hotel located in the city of Beira, Mozambique, functional between 1955 and 1963. After this period, it continued to be used during a 1960s as a conference center as well as its large swimming pool . During the Civil War of Mozambique (1977-1992), however, it became a refugee camp. Currently, the old hotel is occupied by about 3,500 people [1] who live in precarious conditions. The government eventually considers removing them, but a situation is dragging on for years.
About author:
ortuguese born in Compiègne, France, in 1987, Daniel lives in Portugal, near Porto, since he is 10 years old.Daniel Rodrigues became a professional photographer after the passage by the Portuguese Institute of Photography (2010). His career started in the portuguese Global Imagens agency, responsible for photographs in newspapers as Jornal de Notícias, Diário de Notícias and O Jogo.
He is an award winning photographer who in 2013 won a first place in the World Press Photo, Daily Life category, and in 2015 a third place as Photographer of the Year in POYi, among many other awards.
The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Die Welt and among others, are where he already has published photos.
Daniel is currently based in Portugal. He works as a freelance photographer all around the world
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