Art, // January 15, 2018

Female photographers: Latin America and the Caribbean

From the series “El Crucero.” (Mayerling García)

From the series “El Crucero.” (Mayerling García)

For many years, Verónica Sanchis Bencomo has felt that the Latin American continent was too often portrayed by foreigners — photographers who parachute to the continent when news breaks or who have made the continent their home — and too often, by men. “I wanted to change that,” she said.

 

 

 

 

From the series “Tenka Kirano.” (Emilia Lloret)

From the series “Tenka Kirano.” (Emilia Lloret)

 

 

 

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