About Us

Maria Daniel Balcazar is a Bolivian-American documentary photographer who specializes in long term photographic essays. Most of her projects focus on migrations and the vitality of traditions and their continuous remaking of identity. A central vein in this outlook is the role of women, as the nourishment of tradition and as the sustenance of growth. She is a member of The Photo Society, National Geographic Advisory Board, Women Photojournalists of Washington, BURN magazine, Focus on the Story, and Women in Photography International. Her work has been featured in several international magazines and newspapers. She has given talks and workshops in different cities in Brazil, Bolivia, Puerto Rico, and the United States. Her photographic work has been exhibited in universities, galleries, museums, and international festivals, in various cities in the United States, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Chile and Italy. Her photographs are in the archives of the Beinecke Library at Yale University, and other educational and cultural institutions in the United States.

Michael Robinson Chávez, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, was captivated by photography when a friend gifted him a camera before his 1988 journey to Peru. Half Peruvian and a native Californian, Chavez has established himself as a prominent visual journalist based in the Washington, DC region. Concluding a 15-year tenure at The Washington Post and previous roles at The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, and the Associated Press, he has a rich background in photography. His lens has documented over 75 countries, capturing significant events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Venezuela's collapse, Mexican violence, California's historic drought, the Egyptian revolution, gold mining in Peru, Siberian climate change, Brazilian favela life, the 2006 Hezbollah/Israeli war, and the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.

Carol Guzy was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and lived there until 1978. She is the first lournalist toreceive a fourth Pulitzer - for coverage of the Haitian earthquake in 2010. Previously she was honored twice with the Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography for her coverage of the military intervention in Haiti and the devastating mudslide in Armero, Colombia. She received a third Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for her work in Kosovo. She has been named Photographer of the Year for the National Press Photographers Association three times and nine times for the White House News Photographers Association and has earned man other prestigious awards in her chosen profession of photojournalism. She specializes on long-form documentary human interest projects and news stories, both domestic and international and is currently a contract photographer with ZUMA Press.

C.W. Griffin, a distinguished photojournalist based in Miami, boasts a rich career marked by his tenure at The

Miami Herald for over three decades while concurrently teaching at the University of Miami for many years. Notably, during his military service, he made history as the first African-American photographer to be named Military Photographer of the Year across all branches of the military

globally. His exceptional talent has garnered numerous awards and accolades. His photographic brilliance has graced the pages of esteemed publications like National Geographic, Smithsonian, Time, Newsweek, and more.

Recognized in notable exhibitions and books such as Contemporary Black Photographers, Songs of My People,

and contributing to Miami's Centennial Celebration at the International Book Fair with Miami: In Our Own Words, Griffin's work transcends boundaries.