Johis Alarcón

Photographer & Visual Storyteller

2023 World Press Photo South America Winner Johanna Alarcón, Ecuadorian photographer and Visura Co member is selected 2023 World Press Photo South America Winner with her multimedia collaborative project SHIFTING, the story of Valentina, 13-year-old girl who aspires to become a photographer and whose mother is in prison for marijuana possession.

Magnum Foundation is proud to announce the 2021 Photography and Social Justice Fellows, eleven photographers, artists, journalists, and activists who are passionate about challenging injustice, pursuing social equality, and advancing human rights through photography. View on magnumfoundation.org ↗

Joop Swart Masterclass The masterclass is named after Joop Swart, a passionate supporter of photographic talent who played a major role in the foundation's history, first as the photo contest jury chair from 1966 to 1974, and then as a member of the foundation's board from 1970 until his death in 1994. Run as a week-long intensive program, the Joop Swart Masterclass identifies,...

This four-day workshop for women and non-binary photographers will involve skills-building sessions, artist talks, portfolio reviews, and hostile environment training. Women Photograph Workshop 2019 — Women Photograph Apply to attend the 2018 Women Photograph Workshop now!

Festival Internacional Mujeres más que Fotógrafas que se desarrollará en el marco de la Semana de la Cultura Chia-Bogotá 2019. El día jueves 14 de noviembre, Johis Alarcón compartirá la charla " Mujeres Libre, Pueblos Libres" sobre la importancia de la fotografía para documentar temas relacionados a justicia social y...

Honored to be recognized by the World Press Photo as one of the 6 x 6 Talent from South America. Congrats to the other photographers. We all receive an automatic nomination for World Press Photo’s prestigious Joop Swart Masterclass . A special thank you to the committee, including photographer and Visura member Joana Toro from Colombia. Find out more about the nomination and...

Photoville NYC returns for its eighth year, in picturesque Brooklyn Bridge Plaza, from September 12-22 , 2019. Located in Brooklyn Bridge Park in DUMBO beneath the majestic span of the Brooklyn Bridge— will be transformed into an immersive photography village populated by 90+ repurposed shipping containers, workshops, talks, photo walks, and kid-friendly activities. It is FREE for...

The Eddie Adams Workshop is the only tuition-free photojournalism seminar of its kind. Applicants at the start of their career submit portfolios for consideration. One hundred participants selected solely on the merit of their pictures team up with top professional photographers and editors for a four-day gathering that includes assignments, portfolio reviews, panel discussions and...

At a Latin American Photo Festival, Poetic and Political Imagery Artists bring their unconventional storytelling to a Bronx neighborhood of immigrants.