Betty Laura Zapata

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Location: London, United Kingdom
Nationality: Venezuelan
Biography: Betty Laura Zapata is a Venezuelan documentary photographer based in London. She focuses on long-term projects that document social issues, political conflicts, health, immigration and gender violence. Betty completed an MA course in... MORE
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Copyright Betty Laura Zapata 2024
Updated Aug 2019
Topics Documentary, Domestic Violence, Family, Gender, Latin America, Love, Parenting & Family, Photography, Photojournalism, Portraiture, Relationships, Women's empowerment, Womens Rights
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In Limoncito, a small town in the Bolivian Amazon, a mother and three daughters (the Lira family), formed a group of women weavers in defence of women’s rights.

Daughters, granddaughters and nieces use the group as part of their daily life to overcome stories of gender violence. Weaving, for these women, is a form of healing -  a collective encounter with other communities; a braid woven from the strength that connects family and knowledge through generations.

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