Daniel was born in 1991 in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. After finishing his college studies in 2011, he discovered a passion for photography and began shooting protests and riots in his home country. Since joining epa in 2013/2014?? He has covered the deadly Westgate mall attack, numerous violent riots and protests and the Garissa University attack. Daniel won the Kenya Photography Awards 2016 in the singles news category and was the 1st runner-up in the same category. He was also nominated for the 2016 Joop Swart Masterclass.