Biography
Honduran writer and documentary photojournalist. My work focuses on Latin American conflict as it relates to the drug war, forced displacement, and urban dispossession. I seek to bind the disparate threads of communities into the grand interlinked story of the Western Hemisphere.
In covering the different types of violence facing the region’s people, I hope to create a record of both continental struggles and local successes.
Affiliations
- World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program Photographer
- Magnum Foundation Fellow
- National Geographic Explorer
- International Reporting Project Journalist
- Open Society Foundations Grantee
- Danmarks Radio Latin America Producer
- Noria Research Field Investigator
- RISC trained
Awards
- James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting, 2019
- World Press Association 6x6 Emerging Global Talent, 2019
- Latin America National Geographic Portfolio Winner, 2018
- MSNBC Foot soldier, 2015
Education
- Eddie Addams Alum, 2019.
- Master's in Conflict & Development from the New School, 2012.
- Bachelor's in Politics & Creative Writing from Mercyhurst, 2008.
Professional Work
Featured on National Geographic, ICRC, New York Times, ABC News, Greenpeace, The United Nations, Bloomberg, MSNBC, Washington Post, Getty, Al Jazeera, NPR, The Nation, Der Spiegel, Deutsche Welle, CNN, The Guardian, Vice News, Danmarks Radio and others. Worked on several television documentaries on Latin American struggles for Danmarks Radio as writer, director and producer.
Exhibitions
Currently displayed as a feature at the Open Society Foundations Moving Walls exhibition. Also, Photoville's The Fence in New York City, University of St. Andrews artist residency, the Bronx Documentary Center, as part of a touring World Press Exhibition in over fifty countries, the World Bank's series on Latin America, Miami Photofest, and the Addis Adaba biennial.
In The News
Recent profiles and reviews of my work:
National Geographic, National Geographic II, NYTimes, LENS & NPR.