DANIELLE VILLASANA

Danielle Villasana is an independent photojournalist whose documentary work focuses on women, identity, human rights and health. Danielle's worked with transgender women in Lima, , won the Magnum Foundation's Inge Morath award in 2015. In 2016, she joined The Everyday Project's Community Team where she manages curations for @EverydayEverywhere and writes frequently about the Everyday community. She also strongly believes in photography education and outreach, which inspired her to help form a yearly photo workshop in Lima, Peru, that aims to empower communities and emerging photographers.

Danielle's work has been published in , PRI's The , PBS News, ABC News, News Deeply, Al Jazeera and The Lancet Medical Journal, among others. She is currently based in Istanbul, Turkey.

Awards, Workshops, Recognitions:

2016: DokFoto Festival, Speaker (Oslo, ) #MujeresEDLA Photo Contest, Judge Objectif's "Women in Photography" Exhibit, Co-sponsored with The Magnum Foundation () World Press Joop Swart Masterclass, Nominee Chris Hondros Fund Emerging Photojournalist Award, Nominee

2015: Magnum Foundation's Inge Morth Award, First Place Pride Photo Award, Third Place: Open Category International Photography Awards, Honorable Mention: Deeper Perspectives Reportage Emerging Talent, Selected Yo Tengo Derechos, Solo Exhibit with UNAIDS (Lima, Peru) New York Times Portfolio Review, Selected Masterclass Latin America, Finalist

2013: Eddie Adams Workshop, Student El Comercio, Photography Internship (Lima, Peru) Magnum Workshop, Co-Assistant for David Alan Harvey (Austin, TX)