Dani Yako, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Dani Yako

Person

Date of Birth: 17-Dec-1955

Place of Birth: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Profession: photographer, architect, journalist

Nationality: Argentina

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Dani Yako (born 17 December 1955 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentinian photographer, journalist and architect.
After finishing his studies at the University of Buenos Aires in 1975, Yako worked as a reporter for the La Calle newspaper.
However, in the following year, within the context of the military dictatorship that ruled the country, Dani Yako was kidnapped by a commando of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and was detained for three days in the Libertador Building.
This led to his exile to Madrid.
Once there, he collaborated in a variety of media communications. He returned to Argentina in 1983, shortly before the restoration of democracy, and began to work as editor-in-chief of Agencia Diarios y Noticias, founded the year before.
His works were published in Brazil and Germany, as well as in Agence France-Presse and Reuters.
In December of the year, he managed to capture the last images of the writer Julio Cortázar walking in the centre of Buenos Aires, near Harrods.
In 1996 he began to work as editor at Clarín, where he currently is director of photography.
In 2012, he received the Konex Award, and was given the Diploma of Merit in the field of visual arts.