Something about Daniel

Daniel Ceng is an award-winning Asian photojournalist covering politics, social issues, spot news, wars and more across the world, including Europe, Middle-East, Asia and Southeast Asia.

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He has been working with several wire news agencies and media outlets, including The European Pressphoto Agency, The Guardian, AFP, The Associated Press, ZUMA Press, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Initium, with experiences covering Turkey Syria Earthquake, US Philippines military exercises, Taiwan-Beijing tensions, serious flooding and typhoons in Hong Kong, and deadly train derailment in Hualien.

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In particular, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine unfolded in February 2022, Daniel, in his 22, took the initiative to enter the war-torn country in the first week of March. 

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In the six months stay in Ukraine, he traveled to different war-torn cities, towns, villages as well as front lines in Donbass, reporting on the aftermath of Moscow's brutal invasion and its prolonged impacts on the most vulnerable groups.

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His photos have been published for headlines by international agencies such as the BBC, CNN, The Guardian, The Times, Time, The Wall Street Journal and some other European news media.

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His on the ground photo coverage of international hot issues has led him to numerous awards in renowned competitions.

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The prestigious titles he earned include Winner of the Year in Photojournalism (Professional Group) in The European Photography Awards, 2nd and 3rd prize in International Photography Awards, 2nd place in Budapest International Foto Awards and numerous awards in Tokyo International Foto Awards, New York Feature (Emerging Photographer) Awards, Hong Kong's FOCUS AT FRONTLINE, Taiwan Press Photo Contest and more.

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Daniel has lived in different places like Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, The Philippines and more, giving him the ability to use English, Cantonese and Chinese in a practical manner while having the understanding of cultures of both the West and the East.

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Considering himself a Citizen of the World, Daniel believes that it is not simply the obligation for a photojournalist to communicate stories of significant issues and people that matter through photojournalism. 

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It is also that, by reporting and recording aspects of everyday life and monumental events, people will get to recognise and remember things and moments that are valuable, meaningful and priceless and be inspired to treasure them.