Biography:
Based in San Juan, Puerto Rico Gabriella (she/they) is a queer documentary photographer based in San Juan, Puerto Rico covering stories across the Caribbean region. Her personal projects focus on intimate topics about family, mental health,...
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Focus:Photographer, Photojournalist, Journalist, Photo Assistant, Documentary, Multimedia, News, Creative, Photography, Art, Social Media Editor, National Desk, Arts & Culture, Student, Freelance, Assignments
Covering:Latin America,
Skills:Research, Photo Assisting, Adobe Premier, Photojournalism, Film Photography
Puerto Rico, a colony of the United States, is directly affected by elections in the US. Puerto Rico's government is also ruled by a two-party system. However, this year, a third of the electorate rejected this system, voting instead for independent candidates and the candidate of the pro-independence party. Many of these votes came from youth hoping to change the status quo, building on the momentum of the summer 2019 protests that ousted governor Roselló Nevarez.
