Mayeli Villalba
Photographer / Based in Spain
I am a documentary photographer and visual artist trained in social sciences. I have the ability to generate bonds of trust with those who star in the stories I tell. My approaches focus on Human Rights, environment, gender, ethnic...
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Focus:
Photojournalist, Producer, Researcher, Politics, Fine Art, Photo Assistant, Documentary, Multimedia, Photography, Lifestyle, Art, Author, Arts & Culture, Journalist Investigative, Freelance, Civil Rights and Social Inequality, Humanitarian, Life, Assignments, Fellow, Human Rights, Social Worker, Investigation, Multidisciplinary Artist, Performance, Short Films, Magazine, Photo Shoots, Storyteller, Visual Artist, Climate, Executive Producer, Assistant, News Reporter, Program Coordinator, Arts Journalism, Environmental Stories, Health Stories, Race, Wildlife, National Park stories, Audio Visuals, Studio Photographer, Visuals Producer, Landscape, Portrait Photography, Social Justice
About
Available in: Spain
Focused on:
Photojournalist, Producer, Researcher, Politics, Fine Art, Photo Assistant, Documentary, Multimedia, Photography, Lifestyle, Art, Author, Arts & Culture, Journalist Investigative, Freelance, Civil Rights and Social Inequality, Humanitarian, Life, Assignments, Fellow, Human Rights, Social Worker, Investigation, Multidisciplinary Artist, Performance, Short Films, Magazine, Photo Shoots, Storyteller, Visual Artist, Climate, Executive Producer, Assistant, News Reporter, Program Coordinator, Arts Journalism, Environmental Stories, Health Stories, Race, Wildlife, National Park stories, Audio Visuals, Studio Photographer, Visuals Producer, Landscape, Portrait Photography, Social Justice
Coverage Regions:
Latin America
Languages Spoken: Spanish, Portuguese, English, Guarani
Years of experience: 6 to 10
I am a documentary photographer and visual artist trained in social sciences. I have the ability to generate bonds of trust with those who star in the stories I tell. My approaches focus on Human Rights, environment, gender, ethnic identity.
I like to tell timeless, long-term stories whose center has everyday influences in the community. I feel summoned by issues about the environment and its relationship with people. I have experience in covering events and news. I feel comfortable taking portraits, and I prefer to do them with natural light.
My personal projects are more focused on issues about identity, ethnicity and culture. In that space I allow myself to make more experimental works, using languages such as collage, video art or performance. I had the opportunity to go through several artistic residencies. And I usually give analysis and reflection workshops on the relationship between mass consumption images and racism.
I published photographs in media such as the American news agency Bloomberg, El País in Spain, The Guardian in the United Kingdom, Der Spiegel in Germany, Liberation in France and others. I won a National Geographic scholarship with Ruda, the collective of Latin American female photographers based in 8 countries, of which I am the founder. Amnesty International Paraguay gave me the Peter Benenson award for journalism committed to Human Rights.
I was selected by the American agency VII to attend its photo documentary and photojournalism seminar. Win a scholarship from the Bronx Documentary Center in the United States. I have experience as a fixer. I produce and direct audiovisual documentaries. In Paraguay he co-founded a multimedia production company called La fresca storytelling.
Before dedicating myself to storytelling, I graduated with a degree in Social Work. I won a national research competition with my bachelor's thesis. And from that profession I accumulated a decade of work experience in NGOs, international organizations such as the United Nations and State institutions such as the Ministry of Education.
I like to tell timeless, long-term stories whose center has everyday influences in the community. I feel summoned by issues about the environment and its relationship with people. I have experience in covering events and news. I feel comfortable taking portraits, and I prefer to do them with natural light.
My personal projects are more focused on issues about identity, ethnicity and culture. In that space I allow myself to make more experimental works, using languages such as collage, video art or performance. I had the opportunity to go through several artistic residencies. And I usually give analysis and reflection workshops on the relationship between mass consumption images and racism.
I published photographs in media such as the American news agency Bloomberg, El País in Spain, The Guardian in the United Kingdom, Der Spiegel in Germany, Liberation in France and others. I won a National Geographic scholarship with Ruda, the collective of Latin American female photographers based in 8 countries, of which I am the founder. Amnesty International Paraguay gave me the Peter Benenson award for journalism committed to Human Rights.
I was selected by the American agency VII to attend its photo documentary and photojournalism seminar. Win a scholarship from the Bronx Documentary Center in the United States. I have experience as a fixer. I produce and direct audiovisual documentaries. In Paraguay he co-founded a multimedia production company called La fresca storytelling.
Before dedicating myself to storytelling, I graduated with a degree in Social Work. I won a national research competition with my bachelor's thesis. And from that profession I accumulated a decade of work experience in NGOs, international organizations such as the United Nations and State institutions such as the Ministry of Education.