List of Mexican women photographers explained

This is a list of women photographers who were born in Mexico or whose works are closely associated with that country.

A

• Lola Álvarez Bravo (1907–1993), documentary images of village life, director of photography at the Mexican National Arts Institute
• Colette Álvarez Urbajtel (1934–2020), French-born Mexican photographer, focus on everyday life
• Daisy Ascher (1944–2003), portrait photographer

B

• Ana Casas Broda (born 1965), known for Kinderwunsch photography series

C

• Carmen Castilleja (active since 1980s), fine art photographer
• Blanca Charolet (born 1953), photojournalist and portrait photographer
• Christa Cowrie (born 1949), German-Mexican photographer, photojournalist, focus on dance and theatre

G

• María García (born 1936), photographer, photojournalist
• Maya Goded (born 1967), especially documenting people from hidden or shunned communities
• Lourdes Grobet (born 1940), has made a study of lucha libre

I

• Graciela Iturbide (born 1942), shows everyday life, especially that of indigenous peoples

L

• Aurora Eugenia Latapí (1911–2000), Mexican photographer and the first woman to enter the Club Fotográfico de México
• Paulina Lavista (born 1945), portraits, everyday scenes, nudes

M

• Teresa Margolles (born 1963), portrays death
• Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier (born 1966), marine biologist and conservation photographer, founder of International League of Conservation Photographers
• Virginia Morales (active since 1980s), fine art photographer

P

• Dulce Pinzon (born 1974), Mexican and Latin immigrants in the United States, figures dressed as superheroes
• Ambra Polidori (born 1954), contemporary artist, photographer

R

• Daniela Rossell (born 1973), painter, photographer

Y

• Mariana Yampolsky (1925–2002), travel photography and documentary work on Mexico's rural areas

See also

• List of women photographers