Shortlisted for the Visionary Award from the Tim Hetherington Trust 2018

DANIEL CASTRO GARCIA is shortlisted for “Foreigner”. In 2015, horrified by the plight of thousands seeking passage across the Mediterranean and appalled by the media’s insensitive coverage of their suffering and fortitude, Daniel dropped everything except his cameras and left his home in UK to visit Sicily.  He has been living there ever since and has developed a remarkable practice that uses the image as a hub for research, outreach and reconstruction.  In the process of telling their story, he is giving support and hope to some of the most vulnerable, helping them and the receiving countries to visualise a future that is bigger than the story currently offered by mainstream media.  “Trauma is a reality in their lives yet it does not need to control or destroy their futures.”

More about Daniel here