I am a Salvadoran-American photographer and multimedia journalist from Los Angeles. I have worked with institutions such as CalMatters, the Los Angeles Center of Photography, the Annenberg Space for Photography and the Human Rights Center. My work has been published in CalMatters, The Oaklandside, Bay News Rising, Oakland North and more. I am part of the 2023 cohort for both the Kalish Photo Editing Workshop and the Eddie Adams Workshop. My work focuses on labor, migration and housing.

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