Bio
Teresa Palomo is a documentary photographer and photojournalist born in Cuenca.
Since 2014 she has documented migratory movements towards Europe, from a general perspective, focusing mainly on the southern border of Spain. Now she is more interested in documentary like European migration policies affected by people moving on both sides of the border. This last year her work focuses on African women in transit to Europe via Spain this time from a more intimate and personal perspective.
Her work has been published in national and international media such as El Mundo, El País, El Diario, VICE, Human Journalism, La Marea, Pikara, Al jazzera and El Salto.
She has also received several scholarships and national and international recognition awards.
Based in Madrid and working worldwide, available for assignments.
Member of Photographic Social Vision.
Since 2014 she has documented migratory movements towards Europe, from a general perspective, focusing mainly on the southern border of Spain. Now she is more interested in documentary like European migration policies affected by people moving on both sides of the border. This last year her work focuses on African women in transit to Europe via Spain this time from a more intimate and personal perspective.
Her work has been published in national and international media such as El Mundo, El País, El Diario, VICE, Human Journalism, La Marea, Pikara, Al jazzera and El Salto.
She has also received several scholarships and national and international recognition awards.
Based in Madrid and working worldwide, available for assignments.
Member of Photographic Social Vision.
STUDIES
- Diploma in photography at TAI school, Madrid.
- Master in development of personal photographic projects at BlankPaper School, Madrid. (Scholarship)
- New photojournalism workshop at BlankPaper School, Madrid.
- Postgraduate photojournalism at the UAB, Barcelona. (Scholarship)
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND MENTIONS
2020
- Shortlisted for IWPA (International Women In Photo Association).
- Selected #pandeMIA - Future under construction - is a participatory documentary project.
- I Premi Mediterrani Albert Camus Incipiens, Nominated
2019
- The ANI-PixPalace in Visa Pour L´image, Preselected.
- ND Awards editorial and documentary photography, Honorable Mention.
2018
- SOS Racism anti-racist days. In the "best story" category, Winner.
- Contest of the photo of Sign of Editors, in the category "history", Finalist.
- Scholarships of the photography and journalism seminar of Albarracín, Finalist.
- Ndawards Photography Contest, Honorable Mention.
CONFERENCES
2020
- "On borders and pandemics: women, migratory movements and confinements ",Enginyeria Sense Fronteres de les Illes Balears
2018
- Speaker at "Migration and Human Rights Encounters in the South South", Andalusia.
- Speaker at the conference "Migration, a public and journalistic challenge" organized by MayDayTerraneo, Madrid.
- Roundtable participant in the photojournalism section of the first international congress of migration journalism, Mérida.- Invited as an audiovisual witness in the Permanent Court of the Peoples, Barcelona.
2015
- Speaker at the journalism conference without words: "Post-photography and other changes in the digital image" at the Carlos III University, Madrid.
2014
- Skeker invited to the International Meeting of Photojournalists in the Black Week of Gijón.