Melchior Dias Santos is a German photographer based in Kraków, Poland. His work moves between candid photography, abstraction and surrealism.
He is a founding member of UNRECOGNISED COLLECTIVE.
Exhibitions:
2024:
PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE (24HOURPROJECT) - HYDERABAD, INDIA
"UNRECOGNISED" (KRAKÓW PHOTOMONTH) - KRAKÓW, POLAND
2025:
"DANCE & OBSERVE" - ppplayhouse - KRAKÓW, POLAND
PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE (24HOURPROJECT) - HAMBURG, DE
"UNRECOGNISED Vol.2.5" - KRAKÓW, POLAND
WORLDWIDE STREETS - HAMBURG, DE
WORLDWIDE STREETS - BERLIN, DE
SPOTKANIE Z FOTOGRAFIA ULICZNA I DOKUMENTALNA - WROCŁAW, POLAND
2026:
#JA - GALERIA PRZESTRZENIE - LUBLIN, POLAND
TOKYO STREETS - GPÜ GALLERY SHINJUKU - TOKYO, JAPAN
SPOTKANIE Z FOTOGRAFIA ULICZNA I DOKUMENTALNA - OŁAWA, POLAND
SPOTKANIE Z FOTOGRAFIA ULICZNA I DOKUMENTALNA - LEWKÓW, POLAND
STREET CINEMA PROJECT - METAL WINO - KRAKÓW, POLAND
DIK SI - METAL WINO - KRAKÓW, POLAND
Awards & Recognitions:
Winner: BNW PA Award 2023
Editors' Pick: Lensculture Awards 2023
Winner: TheFlowTrip Contest (feat. Kodak) - Film Category 2024
Finalist: Photographers For Social Change (24HOURPROJECT) 2024
Winner: Urth #SeeTheWorld Comp. 2025
Finalist: Photographers For Social Change (24HOURPROJECT) 2025
Finalist: Black & White Macadam Awards 2025
Publications/Features/Collabs:
Collater.al, The Fisheye Magazine France, Dehancer, KODAK , MYP MAGAZINE, TheFlowTrip Magazine (Print), Refocus Media Labs (Competition Judge), Fotografia Uliczna (Competition Judge), Rethinking Refugees, BurnMyEye, Streetizm, BNWPoland, URTH, Moment, Fotografia Uliczna, LensCulture
is a Kraków-based creative collective of street photographers.
United by a shared passion for visual storytelling.
A place where observation becomes expression.
Founded in 2024.
This page will function as a home for some of my current projects and will be a never-ending project itself.
If you enjoy my art please consider supporting me. This will help to fund my work - 100% of it will be reinvested in my craft and photography.