Born in Madrid, Spain, Daniel Beltrá is a photographer based in Seattle, Washington. His passion for conservation is evident in images of our environment that are evocatively poignant. The most striking large-scale photographs by Beltrá are images shot from the air. This perspective gives the viewer a wider context to the beauty and destruction he witnesses, as well as revealing a delicate sense of scale.

Over the past two decades, Beltrá’s work has taken him to all seven continents, including several expeditions to the Amazon, South East Asia, Congo, the Arctic, Antartica, Greenland, the Southern Oceans and the Patagonian ice fields. For his work on the Gulf Oil Spill, in 2011 he received the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award and the Lucie Award for the International Photographer of the Year – Deeper Perspective. His SPILL photos toured the world independently and as part of the Prix Pictet exhibitions.

In 2009, Beltrá received the prestigious Prince’s Rainforest Project Award granted by Prince Charles. Other highlights include the BBVA Foundation award in 2013 and the Pictures of the Year International inaugural “Global Vision Award” in 2008 . In 2006, 2007 and 2018 he received awards for his work in the Amazon from World Press Photo. Daniel’s work has been featured by the most prominent international publications and exhibited by museums and art galleries around the world. Daniel Beltrá is a fellow of the prestigious International League of Conservation Photographers.