Yael Martínez Explained

Yael Esteban Martínez Velázquez (born 1984)^[1] is a Mexican photographer,^{[2] [3] [4]} based in Guerrero. He is a freelance photographer that photographs for Magnum Photos. In 2019 he won the W. Eugene Smith Grant from the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund. His photographs capture a feeling of emptiness and pain suffered by those affected by crime in their region.

Awards

• 2016: Magnum Foundation, Emergency Fund grant^[2]
• 2019 2nd Prize, Long-Term Projects, Stories, World Press Photo, for The House That Bleeds^[5]
• 2019: W. Eugene Smith Grant, W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund, a prize of $40,000^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019-10-19. Yael Martínez • La casa que sangra. 12 May 2016. Vogue.it.
2. Web site: David. Gonzalez. 2019-10-19. A Family's Loss, Mexico's Tragedy. 29 March 2016. The New York Times.
3. Web site: 2019-10-19. Photographing the Personal Through the Murky Frame of the Political. 19 July 2019. Hyperallergic.
4. News: Yael. Martínez. David. Gonzalez. 2019-10-19. Making Visible the Spirit World of Mexico's Indigenous Communities. The New York Times. 7 May 2019. 0362-4331. NYTimes.com.
5. Web site: 2019-10-19. Yael Martínez LTP-AAD. World Press Photo.
6. Web site: 2019-10-18. Yael Martinez Wins $40K 2019 W. Eugene Smith Grant. 17 October 2019. Photo District News.