Daniel Cilia is a Maltese photographer who has been pursuing photography since age 13. He held his first major exhibition in 1986 and has since exhibited widely, both in Malta and internationally. Cilia has authored over 100 books on Maltese history and culture, with over 75% of the photography in these books done by Cilia himself. He specializes in editorial photographic design and has received several awards for his photography and book design work.

1. Daniel Cilia lrps
Cilia was born in Victoria, Gozo, Malta in 1963, and has been pursuing photography since he was thirteen.
His first major exhibition was at the Museum of Fine Arts in Valletta, Malta in 1986. Later that year he
was awarded the Licentiate of Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain. Soon after he left his nursing
profession and in 1988 he moved to Florence, Italy, to pursue his career in photography.
Cilia has since lectured at the National College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Oslo, Norway (1989), and was
in charge of the Photographic Department of the Art Institute of Florence, Lorenzo de Medici, from 1990 to
1995.
In 2008 the photographic book Gorgeous Gozo awarded Cilia the prize for the best-presented book
(photography and design) by the National Book Council (Malta). In the same year he was presented with
the Award of Recognition for his contribution to the Photographic Art in Malta by the Malta Institute of
Professional Photography.
Next year he was bestowed the knightly title Croce pro Merito Melitensi, by Frà Matthew Festing, Grand
Master and Prince of the Sovereign Military Order of St John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and Malta, in
recognition to Cilia’s publications about the Order.
In 2010 he was conferred the Gieħ Għawdex Award for having contributed to the national cause of the
island of Gozo with his books and publications.
In the same year his book Panoramic Malta & Gozo (which he also authored) was awarded first prize in its
category (Best Book in a Foreign Language) by the National Book Council (Malta).
The same council in 2013 awarded Cilia for the photography and design (Best Presentation Award) done
for the book Victoria, A Portrait of a City.
Cilia has exhibited in many countries and his photographic work has been published in many books and
magazines, in Malta and internationally.
In the last twenty-seven years, Cilia has specialized in editorial photographic design, with 106 books about
the Maltese islands and their history to his credit (these books have more than 75% of their photography
done by Cilia).
Via Roma 22
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Birkirkara, BKR 2172
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Tel: 00356 21370336
www.dancilia.com dancilia@tin.it
Ted Attard

2. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
1 1989
Gozo,
A Photographic
Guide
(also in Italian, French &
German)
Perfecta Advertising Ltd
Joe Bezzina
Photography &
Layout
25 x 21cm 64
2 1990
Images of Malta
(also in Italian, French &
German)
Miranda Books
Geoffrey Aquilina Ross
Photography
with
Eddie Aquilina
34 x 24.5 cm 124
3 1991
Legacy in Stone
Miranda Books
Michael Ellul
Photography &
Layout
31.5 x 43.5 cm 88
4 1992
Gozo and Comino
360º
Miranda Books
Joe Bezzina
Photography
(with Attilio
Bocazzi-Varotto) &
Layout
32 x 35 cm 170
5 1995
Melit et Gaul
Miranda Books
Anthony Pace
Concept,
Photography &
Design
29 x 29 cm 144
6 1997
Valletta
A City by Gentlemen for
Gentlemen
Miranda Books
Nicholas de Piro
Photography 29 x 29 cm 144
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

3. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
7 1997
Malte Éternelle
Muséart (Hor Série)
Michel Chabot
Photography 28.5 x 22 cm 50
8 1998
Mdina,
The Old Capital City
of Malta
Miranda Books
Nicholas de Piro
Photography &
Layout
29 x 29 cm 144
9 1998
The Three Cities
Cospicua, Senglea,
Vittoriosa
Miranda Books
Mario Serracino-Inglott
Photography &
Layout
29 x 29 cm 144
10 1998
Fort Chambray
Miranda Books/Private
Commission
Joe Bezzina
Photography 25 x 28 cm 40
11 1999
The Temple of the
Knights of Malta
Miranda Books
Nicholas de Piro
Photography &
Design
35.5 x 25.5 cm 256
12 2000
The Grand Masters
of Malta
Midsea Books
Paul Mizzi
Photography 25.5 x 19.5 cm 40
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

4. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
13 2000
Malta Influence
and Patronage
The Metropolitan Cathedral
Miranda Books
Nicholas de Piro
Photography &
Design
36 x 26 cm 216
14 2000
Malta Influence
and Patronage
The Cathedral Museum
Miranda Books
Nicholas de Piro
Photography &
Design
36 x 26 cm 180
15 2001
The Sovereign
Palaces of Malta
Miranda Books
Nicholas de Piro
Photography &
Design
31 x 26 cm 320
16 2001
Destination Malta
American Express
Publishing/MTA
Various authors
Photography 27 x 16 cm 156
17
2002
German
2006
Malta Prehistory
and Temples
Midsea Books
David H. Trump
Concept,
Photography &
Design
22 x 15 cm 320
18 2002
Malta 360º
Miranda Books
Geoffrey Aquilina Ross
Photography
(with Enrico
Formica)
32 x 35 cm 250
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

5. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
19 2002
Lost Arts of
the Ancient
Goldsmiths
Superintendence for
Cultural Heritage, Malta
Ed. Nathaniel Cutajar
Photography 29.5 x 21 cm 96
20 2003
The Inquisitor’s
Palace (Malta)
Heritage Books
Kenneth Gambin
Photography 24 x17 cm 40
21 2003
Malta, the Baroque
Island
Midsea Books
Quentin Hughes &
Conrad Thake
Photography &
Design
31 x 26 cm 228
22 2003
Escape
Gozo Cultural
Committee
Ed. Austin Camilleri
Photography &
Layout
14.5 x 21 cm 40
23 2004
Malta before
History
The World’s Oldest Free-
standing Stone Architecture
Miranda Books
Ed. Daniel Cilia
Various authors
Concept,
Photography &
Design
32 x 27.5 cm 440
24 2004
The Ħal Saflieni
Hypogeum
Heritage Books
Anthony Pace
Photography 24 x 17 cm 48
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

6. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
25 2004
The Prehistoric
Temples at Kordin
III
Heritage Books
Nicholas C. Vella
Photography 24 x 17 cm 32
26 2004
Casa Rocca Piccola
Heritage Books
Nicholas de Piro
Photography 24 x 17 cm 32
27 2004
Fort Rinella
& its Armstrong
100-Ton Gun
Heritage Books
Mario Farrugia
Photography 24 x 17 cm 40
28 2004
The Limestone
Heritage
Heritage Books
Vincent Zammit
Photography 24 x 17 cm 32
29 2004
Torture and the
Roman Inquisition
Heritage Books
Kenneth Gambin
Photography 24 x 17 cm 32
30 2004
Wistin Camilleri
Ed. Austin Camilleri
Photography 14.5 x 16.5 cm 46
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

7. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
31
2004
2006
Italian
2010
English
Is-Sorijiet
Ġerosolimitani,
il-Knisja u
l-Monasteru ta’ Sant’
Ursola, Valletta
PEG Publications
George Aquilina
Photography 28.5 x 21 cm 310
32 2004
Maltapost
Accession Album
Miranda Books
Various authors
Photography 35 x 35 cm 360
33 2004
The Archaeological
Drawings of
Charles de
Brocktorff
Midsea Books
Reuben Grima
Concept,
Photography &
Design
22 x 30 cm 96
34 2005
Restauri e
Riscoperte
di Scultura del Barocco Romano
a Malta
Midsea Books
Sante Guido
Photography 30 x 21.5 cm 144
35 2005
Inside Malta and
Gozo
Miranda Books
Various authors
Photography 30.5 x 21.5 cm 176
36 2005
Malta War & Peace
An Architectural Chronicle
1800-2000
Midsea Books
Quentin Hughes &
Conrad Thake
Photography &
Design
31 x 26 cm 260
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

8. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
37 2005
The Prison
Experience
Heritage Books
Kenneth Gambin
Photography 24 x 17 cm 32
38 2005
St Catherine of
Alexandria in
Malta
Midsea Books
Cynthia de Giorgio &
Sante Guido
Photography 30 x 21 cm 48
39 2005
The Domus
Romana (Malta)
Heritage Books
Suzannah Depasquale &
Neville Juan Cardona
Photography &
Design
24 x 13 cm 32
40 2005
Malta Phoenician,
Punic and Roman
Midsea Books
Anthony Bonanno
Concept,
Photography &
Design
22 x 15 cm 360
41 2005
The Human Form
in Neolithic Malta
Midsea Books
Isabelle Vella Gregory
Concept,
Photography &
Design
31 x 22.5 cm 200
42 2005
Chronology of the
Grand Masters .... now
known as the Order of
Malta •
Midsea Books John
Edward Critien
(Translation)
Concept,
Photography &
Design
31 x 22.5 cm 160
• Book 42 Full title:
Chronology of the Grand Masters of the Hospital of the Sacred Military Religion of St John of
Jerusalem and of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre now known as the Order of MaltaDesign: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

9. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
43 2006
Melchiorre Cafà
Maltese Genius of the Roman
Baroque
Midsea Books
Ed. Keith Sciberras
Photography 30 x 22.5 cm 294
44 2006
The Mdina
Cathedral
Heritage Books
Aloysius Deguara
Photography 24 x 17 cm 56
45 2006
The Malta
Maritime Museum
Heritage Books
Emmanuel Magro Conti
Photography 24 x 17 cm 48
46 2006
The Tarxien
Temples
Heritage Books
Anthony Pace
Photography 24 x 17 cm 48
47 2006
The National
Museum of
Archaeology
Heritage Books
Sharon Sultana
Photography 24 x 17 cm 40
48 2006
St Paul’s Grotto
and The Pauline
Cult
1600 - 1624
Midsea Books
Ed. John Azzopardi
Photography 29.5 x 21.5 cm 48
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

10. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
49 2006
The Joy of Easter
Salesian Press
Ed. Charles Cini
Photography 28 x 20 cm 60
50 2006
Malta, The
Medieval
Millenium
Midsea Books
Charles Dalli
Concept,
Photography &
Design
22 x 15 cm 320
51 2006
The Coinage of the
Crusaders and The
World of Islam
Midsea Books
Emmanuel Azzopardi
Photography &
Design
31 x 23 cm 304
52 2007
Għar Dalam
Heritage Books
Nadia Fabri
Photography 24 x 17 cm 40
53 2007
The National
Museum of Natural
History
Heritage Books
John J. Borg
Photography 24 x 17 cm 40
54 2007
St John’s Co-
Cathedral, Valletta
Heritage Books
Cynthia de Giorgio
Photography 24 x 17 cm 56
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

11. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
55 2007
Glorious Gozo,
Artists of our Times 2007
Salesian Press
Ed. Chales Cini
Photography 28 x 20 cm 136
56 2007
Malta History &
Tradition,
(also in Italian, French, German,
Spanish & Russian)
Book Distributers Ltd
Vincent Zammit
Photography &
Design
28 x 23 cm 144
57 2007
Antique Maltese
Clocks
Miranda Books
FondazzjoniPatrimonju
Malti
John Manduca
Photography &
Design
26.5 x 25 cm 96
58 2007
The Sedan Chair in
Malta
Miranda Books
FondazzjoniPatrimonju
Malti
Nicholas de Piro
Photography &
Design
26.5 x 25 cm 96
59 2007
100 at 70
A Celebratory Album for
Richard England
MRSM Ltd
Charles Knevitt &
Conrad Thake
Photography &
Design
27 x 25 cm 256
60 2007
Gorgeous Gozo
Midsea Books
Charles Cini
Photography &
Design
23 x 30.5 cm 256
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

12. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
61 2008
Malta - Prehistoria
y Templos
MARQ (Spain)
Various authors
Photography 24 x 24 cm 126
62 2008
Antique Chinese
Ceramics from the
Magistral Palace of the
SMON (Rome) and
Maltese Collections
SMON (Fort St Angelo)
Ed. John Edward Critien
Photography &
Design
29.5 x 21 cm 176
63 2008
The Cart Ruts
Heritage Books
David H. Trump
Photography &
Design
14.5 x 16.5 cm 46
64 2008
Storie di Restauri
Midsea Books
Sante Guido &
Giuseppe Mantella
Photography 31 x 23 cm 494
65 2008
Entre Le Glaive et
La Croix
Musée de l’Armée &
Heritage Malta
Ed. Vicki Ann Cremona
& Olivier Renaudeau
Photography &
Design
28 x 22 cm 352
66 2008
The Making of
Malta
Midsea Books
Reuben Grima
Concept,
Photography &
Design
27.5 x 23 cm 352
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

13. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
67 2009
Gozo at the
National Library
Midsea Books
Various authors
Photography 27.5 x 24 cm 120
68 2009
Ruins at a
Megalithic Temple
at Xeuchia, Gozo
Salesians of Don Bosco
Heritage Malta
Josef Mario Briffa
Concept,
Photography &
Design
26 x 19 cm 84
69 2009
The Definite Malta
Set
Stamp Book
Maltapost
Midsea Books
Various authors
Photography 21 x 29 cm 80
70 2009
Panoramic Malta
& Gozo
(also in Italian, French &
German)
BDL Books
Daniel Cilia
Concept,
Photography &
Design
32 x 21 cm 255
71 2009
The Siege of Malta
1565
Ma­teo Perez d’Aleccio’s frescoes
in the Grand Masters’ Palace
Salesians of Don Bosco
Heritage Malta
Ian C. Lochhead
Concept,
Photography &
Design
33 x 21 cm 144
72 2009
Matteo Perez
d’Aleccio’s engravings
of the Siege of Malta
1565
Salesians of Don Bosco
Albert Ganado
Concept,
Photography &
Design
various 88
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

14. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
73 2010
Malta, The Order
of St John
Midsea Books
Thomas Freller
Concept,
Photography &
Design
22 x 15 cm 360
74 2010
A Temple to Our
Lady:
Ta’ Pinu Basilica
Ta’ Pinu Publications
Charles Cini
Photography &
Design
22 x 31 cm 176
75 2010
The Busuttil
Family
Midsea Books
Various authors
Photography 21 x 30 cm 160
76 2010
Dal Segno al Sogno
Il suono del gesto
Amina Contin
Amina Contin
Photography &
Design
14.8 x 21 cm 32
77 2010
Ħaġar Qim &
Mnajdra
Prehistoric
Temples
Heritage Books
Katya Stroud
Photography 14.5 x 16.5 cm 48
78 2010
L’ Âme d’une Île
The Soul of an Island
Mark Sagona
Various authors
Photography &
Design
20 x 20 cm 36
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

15. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
79 2010
Melchiorre Cafà
Insigne modellatore
Rubettino (Italy)
Sante Guido &
Giuseppe Mantella
Photography 29 x 24 cm 134
80 2011
Via Crucis
National Shrine of Divine
Mercy (Malta)
Fr. Peter Seracino Inglott
Concept,
Photography &
Design
31 x 15 cm 80
81 2011
Ancestral Visions
Marlene Saliba
Marlene Saliba
Photography 21 x 21 cm 300
82 2011
St George,
Gozo’s Golden
Basilica
Salesians of Don Bosco
Editor: Charles Cini
Various Authors
Concept,
Photography &
Design
31 x 22 cm 176
83 2011
The Maritime
History of Malta,
the first millennia
Salesians of Don Bosco
Editors: Charles Cini &
Jonathan Borg
Various Authors
Concept,
Photography &
Design
31 x 20 cm 208
84 2012
The Collegiate
Church of the
Shipwreck of
St Paul
Miranda Books
Robert Cassar
Photography &
Layout
27.5 x 24 cm 176
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

16. Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR/S
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
85 2012
The Feast of the
Shipwreck
of St Paul
Miranda Books
Ray Bondin
Photography &
Layout
27.5 x 24 cm 176
86 2012
The Church of
St Cecilia
on the Island of Gozo
Wirt Għawdex
David Mallia
Photography &
Design
29.5 x 21 cm 56
87 2012
Victoria
A Portrait of A City
Victoria Local Council
Editor Charles Cini
Author Dr Joseph Bezzina
Concept,
Photography &
Design
31 x 22 cm 254
88 2012
A brief guide to the
Old Gunpowder Magazine,
Grain Silos, Battery, &
World War Two Shelter at
the Gran Castello,
Rabat - Gozo
Wirt Għawdex
Godwin Vella
Photography &
Design
21 x 21 cm 32
89 2012
De Soldanis,
an eighteenth century
intellectual
Heritage Malta
Editors Godwin Vella &
Olvin Vella
Various Authors
Photography &
Design
30 x 21 cm 144
90 2013
The Cultural Legacy
of Malta & Gozo
The Village Feast
Salesians of Don Bosco
Vincent Zammit
Concept,
Photography &
Design
29 x 21.5 cm 144
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

17. Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only
Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
91 2013
The Cultural Legacy
of Malta & Gozo
The Neolithic
Temples
Salesians of Don Bosco
Vincent Zammit
Concept,
Photography &
Design
29 x 21.5 cm 144
92 2013
Ġgantija
The oldest free-standing
building in the world
Heritage Malta
Edited by
Godwin Vella
Various Authors
Concept,
Photography &
Design
31 x 23 cm 208
93 2014
MALTA
The Great Story of a small
Island-Nation through 100
Objects
Heritage Malta
Godwin Vella
Photography &
Design
25 x 25 cm 144
94 2014
The Roman
Inquisition
in Malta
Heritage Malta
Various Authors
Photography &
Design
25 x 25 cm 48
95 2014
Ta’ Frenċ
Restaurant
Ta’ Frenċ Estates
Frances Bisell
Joseph Bezzina
Concept,
Photography &
Design
21 x 14.8 cm 64
96 2014
The Academic
Colorista
Paul Camilleri Cauchi
Salesians of Don Bosco
EditedbyFr.CharlesCinisdb
Author
Dr Aaron Attard-Hili
Concept,
Photography &
Design
32 x 25 cm 192
Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only

18. Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only
Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
97 2014
The Cultural Legacy
of Malta & Gozo
Mdina
Salesians of Don Bosco
Vincent Zammit
Concept,
Photography &
Design
29 x 21.5 cm 144
98 2015
The Battle of
Lepanto
7 October 1571
An Unpublished Hospitaller
Account
Salesians of Don Bosco
Paul George Pisani
Photography &
Design
31 x 22 cm 248
99 2015
Eighteenth Century
Malta at a Glance
A study of a manuscript map
from the National Collection
Heritage Malta
Godwin Vella
Photography &
Design
25 x 25 cm 24
100 2015
The 100th
Salesians of Don Bosco
EditedbyFr.CharlesCinisdb
Concept,
Photography &
Design
28 x 28 cm 120
101 2015
1565
The Great Siege of
Malta Exhibition
Heritage Malta &
Malta Libraries
EditedbyGodwinVellaand
EmmanuelMagroConti
Photography &
Design
25 x 25 cm 144
102 2015
Skorba
1961-63 Excavations
Mġarr Local Council &
Heritage Malta
DavidTrump
Concept,
Photography &
Design
26.7 x 21.6 cm 96

19. Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only
Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
103 2016
The Pilgrim’s Way
(Il-Mixja tal-Pellegrin)
Ta’ Pinu Publications
Gerard Buhagiar
Photography 29 x 11.5 cm 92
104 2016
In the Name
of the Prince
Heritage Malta
Liam Gauci
Photography &
Design
25 x 20 cm 240
105 2016
2015
Art Camp Malta
UNESCO Malta
Various
Photography &
Design
25 x 25 cm 64
106 2016
A Century of
Enterprise
on the Mediterranean Island of Gozo
Magro Brothers • 1916 – 2016
Magro Brothers
Joseph Bezzina
Photography &
Design
31 x 22 cm 272
107 *
The Flemish
Tapestries
at St John’s
co-Cathedral
Midsea Books
Cynthia de Giorgio
Concept,
Photography &
Design
28 x 24 cm 96
108 *
An Eye in the Sky
over Malta
Miranda Books
Daniel Cilia
Concept,
Photography &
Design
36.5 x 26.5 cm 240
* Ready for publication

20. Design: Layout and graphic design of book Layout: Photography pagination only
Nº YEAR
TITLE
PUBLISHER
AUTHOR
RESPONSIBILITY SIZE PAGES COVER
109 *
MaltesePrehistoric
Art
5,000-2,500 bc
Miranda Books
FondazzjoniPatrimonju
Malti
Anthony Pace
Photography &
Design
26.5 x 25 cm 96
110 *
Girolomo Gianni
in Malta
Miranda Books
FondazzjoniPatrimonju
Malti
Lorie Scicluna
Photography &
Design
26.5 x 25 cm 96
111
*
Portable Altars in
Malta
Miranda Books
FondazzjoniPatrimonju
Malti
John Azzopardi
Photography &
Design
26.5 x 25 cm 96
* Ready for publication