MELCHIOR DIAS SANTOS
is a German multidisciplinary photographer, born in 1992 in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck and currently based in Kraków, Poland.
His work explores themes of melancholy, abstraction and human connections while incorporating expressionistic techniques such as textures, reflections and symbolism
– always candid in nature.
– always candid in nature.
He is a founding member of UNRECOGNISED COLLECTIVE and his work has been featured by Moment, Kodak, BurnMyEye, Dehancer and more.
The Flow Trip Magazine published his work internationally in 2024.
In 2023, he served as a judge for the Refocus Media Labs photography competition.
“I walk the random path- intuition does the rest.”
Exhibitions:
PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE (24HOURPROJECT) - HYDERABAD, INDIA 2024
"UNRECOGNISED" (KRAKÓW PHOTOMONTH) - KRAKÓW, POLAND 2024
"DANCE & OBSERVE" - ppplayhouse - KRAKÓW, POLAND 2025
PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE (24HOURPROJECT) - HAMBURG, DE 2025
"UNRECOGNISED Vol.2.5" - KRAKÓW, POLAND 2025
WORLDWIDE STREETS - HAMBURG, DE 2025
Awards:
BNW PA Award Winner 2023
Lensculture Editors' Pick 2023
Finalist: Photographers For Social Change (24HOURPROJECT) 2024
Finalist: TheFlowTrip Contest (feat. Kodak) - Film Category 2024
Winner: Urth #SeeTheWorld Comp. 2025
Finalist: Photographers For Social Change (24HOURPROJECT) 2025
Finalist: Black & White Macadam Awards 2025
Publications/Features/Collabs:
Dehancer (Collab), Kodak , MYP MAGAZINE, TheFlowTrip Magazine (Print), Refocus Media Labs (Competition Judge) 2023, Rethinking Refugees 2022, BurnMyEye 2023, 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.