Fatou N'Dei in a rain shower in Kabadio - Casamance, Senegal Photograph

Graduated in cinema at the Université Lumière Lyon II in France, Daniel Leite began his career as a fashion photographer, signing several fashion editorials in Brazil and France - nowadays he is in the film industry as a Photography Director in Rio de Janeiro - Brazil. In the documentary genre Daniel Leite was Director and Director of Photography of the Expedition Oriente - Schurmann Family (Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Antártica) Fantástico and Nat Geo. He was the Author, Director and Director of Photography for the Surfing series in West Africa - Canal Off and directed photography of the documentary "Vidas Embarcadas" filmed in Antarctica aboard the Brazilian Antarctic ship H44 as well as several other vessels. He is the Author, director and cinematographer of the feature film "Kabadio, time goes by slowly, barefoot - Shot in southern Senegal - (Rio 2016 Festival, AFFRIF - Nigeria, EFF BRICS - Russia 2016, Cine Cipó 2017 - Brazil, Cine Mis 2018 - Brazil, Black Star Film Festival - Ghana, Sofia Biting Docs - Bulgaria, Social Machinery - Italy, among others). On television he signed the photography of fiction series such as: Tudo Novo de Novo, Aline, Relógio da Aventura and in the documentary genre and reality show the programs: Papel de Pai e Reforma de Casal. Lately, in the fiction, Daniel Leite Directed the photography of the feature films "Lima Barreto Ao Terceiro Dia" (La Pilar / Globo films) and "O Rj de Ho Chi Minh" filmed in Vietnam (Moviola / Pipa distributor) and the tv serie Cinema de Enredo in 10 episodes - as well as several short films including the short" Bodas ", screened in Cannes in the 2016 edition.