Cassandra Giraldo Explained

Cassandra Giraldo (born May 4, 1989) is a photojournalist, documentary cinematographer, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York.^[1]

She was staff producer and cinematographer on Vice News Tonight on HBO from 2016 to 2020.^[2]

Early life and education

Cassandra Giraldo was born in 1989 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are of Mexican-American and Colombian descent. Giraldo received her bachelor's degree in International Affairs and French from Skidmore College in 2011. In 2012, she completed the Photojournalism & Documentary Studies Program at the International Center of Photography.^[3] While in the Photojournalism & Documentary Studies program, she began The After School Project.^[4] After working for four years as a freelance photographer, she began her studies at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 2017.^[5]

Photography exhibits

• The GentlePunks, Giraldo follows a group of teenage punks in St. Petersburg, Russia avoiding intimidation by the police.^[6]
• The After School Project: Is a series of photojournalistic images that documents the after school lives of New York City youth.  Inspired by a Brooklyn teen shooting, Giraldo wanted to highlight and contrast the intimate and playful way teens spent their afternoons, navigated a complex and unfriendly world.  The series was a project featured on Instagram beginning in 2011 and garnered Giraldo recognition from the Getty Institute where she was and exception finalist in 2015.^[7]
• Chutanacuy: photo documentary of a Peruvian small town in Ollantaytambo which documents the local traditions performed in honor of carnival.  Chutanacuy is a tradition where teams dress themselves in traditional clothes to complete a tug-of-war.  The winning team will harvest the tree of gifts at the edge of town.^[8]

Awards

• Giraldo was a member of the Vice Media Group recognized with an Emmy award for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast as part of the newsroom's team coverage of the George Floyd protests across the U.S.^[9]
• 2016 Chosen Winner, American Photography 32: Photograph of the Brooklyn Technical High School football team from the series "The After School Project".^[10]
• 2016 Finalist, Lucie Emerging Scholarship.^[11]
• National Press Photographers Association 2016 Bob Baxter Scholarship Winner.^[12]
• Named one of 30 Under 30 Women Photographers by Photo Boite in 2016.^[13]
• 2015: Exceptional finalist in Getty Images inaugural Instagram grant.^[14]

References

1. Web site: Cassandra Giraldo Visual Stories. 2021-12-13. Visura. en.
2. Web site: CV - Cassandra Giraldo / Director of Photography . 2021-12-13 . Cassandra Giraldo . en.
3. Web site: Cassandra Giraldo. 2021-12-04. LensCulture.
4. Web site: Teicher. Jordan G.. 2016-05-24. Hanging Out After School With New York City Students. 2021-12-10. Slate Magazine. en.
5. Web site: Cassandra Geraldo '17 M.S. Stabile. Columbia Journalism School. 2021-12-10.
6. Web site: 2014-05-22. "Cultural (Divide)" at 555 Gallery in Boston. What Will You Remember. 2021-12-04. en-US.
7. Web site: Jan. Emily. The After School Project by Cassandra Giraldo: Photographs of New York City Teenagers. 2021-12-13. The Atlantic. en.
8. Web site: Chutanacuy! - Cassandra Giraldo / Director of Photography . 2021-12-13 . Cassandra Giraldo . en.
9. Web site: "The 42nd News & Documentary Emmy's".
10. Web site: AI-AP Slideshow. 2021-12-04. www.ai-ap.com.
11. Web site: 2015-12-14. Cassandra Giraldo "The After School Project". 2021-12-04. Lucie Foundation. en-US.
12. Web site: » Cassandra Giraldo. 2021-12-04. en-US.
13. Web site: Cassandra Giraldo. 2021-12-04. ARTPIL. 30 July 2017 . en-US.
14. Web site: Getty Images, in Collaboration with Instagram, Announces Inaugural Instagram Grant Recipients Getty Images Press Room Latest company news, media announcements and information. 2021-12-04. en-US.