David was born in Pucallpa, Ucayali, and belongs to the Shipibo-Konibo indigenous community. He resides between Lima and Pucallpa and continues his photography and digital imaging studies at the Toulouse Lautrec Institute. His extraordinary works have earned him several national recognitions, including first place in the Maravillarte Contest in the photography category, sponsored by the Association for the Promotion and Support of Peruvian Art with his series 'Portraits of My Blood.'
David is an independent photojournalist who has collaborated in the media La Mula and the Regional Network of Ojo Público. His photographic research on deforestation caused by the Mennonite colony in the communities of Masisea in Ucayali granted him a scholarship from the Amazon Rainforest Journalism Foundation of the Pulitzer Center in 2021. His photographic work has been published in the book "Kené Coloring Book" by Alianza Arkana with the support of Amazon Watch in 2020 and was prominently featured in the 2022 Oscar-nominated movie TAR.
In January 2023, David was nominated for the Luces Awards of the newspaper El Comercio as "Best Photography or Video Exhibition" in the visual arts category in Peru.
Diaz uses photography as a memory tool for the Shipibo-Konibo people. For him, it is essential to preserve what they are through images, a material that will remain for the Shipibo-Konibo people and Peru forever. In this time of cultural transition, the artist assumes his responsibility to document the daily life, the problems, and the changes of his town in the genuine voice of his photography.
He is a journalist at the independent investigative digital outlet Masdata and is currently working in the image area of the NGO Bari Wesna.
