About Daniel
Daniel Rodriguez Suárez is a multimedia artist, and writer living between Spain and the UK. He holds an MSc in Social Anthropology and has worked as everything from a hotel receptionist to a filmmaker. He shoots like someone who's abandoned the idea of being liked, choosing instead to tell something truer than truth.
Through his lens, Daniel captures the melancholic poetry of urban existence, finding beauty in the overlooked moments of modern life. His photography reveals the profound loneliness that sits beneath the surface of contemporary society—particularly evident in his "Stranger" series documenting London Underground commuters. There's a haunting quality to his work that transforms mundane transit spaces into modern rivers of Babylon, where tired souls navigate their daily existence with quiet dignity and beautiful sadness.
Approach
Daniel's photographic approach mirrors his anthropological background, treating the camera as an instrument of social observation rather than mere documentation. He seeks to capture what he describes as "something truer than truth"—the emotional undercurrents that flow beneath the visible surface of human experience.
Working primarily in black and white, his images strip away the distractions of color to reveal the essential emotional architecture of his subjects and environments.
Background
His diverse professional background—from hospitality to filmmaking—has given him an acute understanding of human behavior across different social contexts. This experience, combined with his formal training in Social Anthropology, informs his ability to see and capture the deeper narratives within everyday encounters.
Living between two cultures has sharpened his eye for the universal experiences that transcend geographical boundaries, particularly the themes of displacement, belonging, and the search for meaning in modern urban landscapes.
