Yael Esteban Martínez Velázquez (born 1984) is a Mexican photographer, based in Guerrero. He is a freelance photographer that photographs for Magnum Photos. In 2019 he won the W. Eugene Smith Grant from the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. His photographs capture a feeling of emptiness and pain suffered by those affected by crime in their region.
Awards
- 2016: Magnum Foundation, Emergency Fund grant
- 2019 2nd Prize, Long-Term Projects, Stories, World Press Photo, for The House That Bleeds
- 2019: W. Eugene Smith Grant, W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, a prize of $40,000
References
- "Yael Martínez • La casa que sangra". Vogue.it. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- ^ Gonzalez, David (29 March 2016). "A Family's Loss, Mexico's Tragedy". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- "Photographing the Personal Through the Murky Frame of the Political". Hyperallergic. 19 July 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- Martínez, Yael; Gonzalez, David (7 May 2019). "Making Visible the Spirit World of Mexico's Indigenous Communities". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-19 – via NYTimes.com.
- "Yael Martínez LTP-AAD". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
- "Yael Martinez Wins $40K 2019 W. Eugene Smith Grant". Photo District News. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-18.
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