Photographer. Storyteller. Professional Wanderer.

Danial Eriksen has spent much of his life going places most people wouldn’t think to visit, let alone take a camera. From the sprawling slums of South America to the toxic ship-breaking yards of Pakistan, the cemetery communities of Manila, and remote corners of the South Pacific, his curiosity has led him down some extraordinary roads. Not all of them particularly sensible.

For over a decade, Danial has documented the beautiful, the brutal, and everything in between. He’s never been particularly interested in polished perfection. It’s the cracks in the surface that fascinate him. The outsiders, the forgotten communities, the people getting on with life in places the rest of the world would rather look away from.

His photography is raw, instinctive, and unapologetically human. No elaborate staging. No manufactured beauty. Just real people, real places, and the occasional uncomfortable truth. For Danial, the camera has never been about collecting beautiful pictures. It’s been a passport into other people’s worlds, a reason to ask questions, and sometimes an excuse to get himself into trouble.

Some stories aren’t pretty. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be told.

Interviews / Press

RNZ interview Ship Graveyards Pakistan

Inside one of the largest ship cemeteries in the world

VICE Cemetery Slums

Horse Tribe Hokianga

The Female Face of a Remote New Zealand Outpost

The Final Days of Auckland's Inner-City Slum

Spin Off

Star Times

Samsung and VICE

Heart-wrenching creative arts initiative makes a difference in the lives of New Zealand youth