Something about Daniel

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

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Currently, Daniel is a photojournalist at Anadolu Agency -- Türkiye's official news agency and one of the world's top ten wire agencies. Before that, he had worked with international media outlets, including The European Pressphoto Agency, AFP, The Associated Press, ZUMA Press, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Initium, 

 

His notable coverage experiences include deadly earthquake in Cebu, Philippines (2025), Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict (2025), South Korea martial law crisis (2024-2025), most powerful earthquake in Taiwan (2024), Türkiye-Syria earthquake (2023), Russian war on Ukraine (2022), and protest against discrimination against Muslims in India (2020), among other major events and breaking news across the world. 

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In particular, during his six months of stay in Ukraine, he traveled to 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.

 

Throughout the years, Daniel has received numerous prestigious titles and awards, including Winner of the Year in Photojournalism (Professional Group) in the European Photography Awards,1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the International Photography Awards, Best of Portfolio in Taiwan Press Photo Contest, among dozens of others. 

 

Daniel has lived and worked in a number of multicultural and multiracial places, including the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taipei. He sees himself as a citizen of the world.