José Diniz was born in Niterói and lives in Rio de Janeiro. He studied photography at UCAM (Cândido Mendes University) in Rio de Janeiro.
In January 2013, his work was published by the British Journal of Photography in their “Ones to Watch – The Talent Issue”. In 2012, he won the prize of Marc Ferrez of Photography - FUNARTE (National Art Foundation, Ministry of Culture) with the project MARESIA which was shown in an exhibition at the Cultural Center of the Federal Court in Rio de Janeiro in 2013.
In 2011, he participated in the exhibition "International Discoveries III", a biennial selection of 12 photographers in the world by the curators FOTOFEST in the USA.
In 2008, he published the book “Literariamente” in São Paulo. He also contributed to the books “SAARA Carioca” in 2010 and “VAI-E-VEM” in 2011.
His photos have been shown in these exhibitions: Centro Cultural da Justiça Federal in Rio de Janeiro (2013), Museo Franklin Rawson, San Juan, Argentina (2013), Fundación FUCAC - Montevideo - Uruguay, ArtMedia Gallery in Miami (2013), Fotospaço Fine Art Gallery in Rio de Janeiro (2013), Quirino Campofiorito Gallery in Rio de Janeiro (2012), " Photovisa Festival" - Russia (2012), in Buenos Aires (2012) in Centro Cultural Recoleta, Montevideo (2011) during Uruguay Fotograma Festival, São Paulo (2008), Paraty (2007) and Rio de Janeiro (2006). Between 2007-2013, he participated in several exhibitions in Holland, Portugal, Argentina, United States and Brazil.
