Angela Ponce is a documentary photographer and photojournalist who grapples with social issues in the Latin American context. With a particular focus on the narratives of Peruvian Indigenous communities, climate change, extractivism and armed conflict. She is a frequent contributor for The New York Times, The Washington Post and Reuters. Her photographs have also been published in Los Angeles Times, Bloomberg, BBC, Die Zeit, The Guardian, NPR, El País, among others.
AWARDS
2023. Winner. Climate Journalism Award
2023. Winner. POY Latam Environment
2023. Honorable Mention. POY Latam Photojournalist of the year
2023. Winner. Sony Latin America Professional Award
2023. Winner. Revolutionary Storyteller Grant
2023. Exhibited. Sharjah Biennal 15
2022. Winner. Eyewitness Photojournalism Grant - Pulitzer Center
2022. Winner. Sony Latin America Professional Award
2021. Honorable Mention. NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism - General News
2020. Selected. Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Seminar by VII Academy
2020. Winner. National Geographic Society Covid-19 Emergency Fund, Ruda Colectiva.
2019: Winner. 2nd place. POY Latam - Sports Series
2019: Winner. Grant from Women Photograph and The Women's Equality Center
2019: Nominated. World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass
2018: Selected. Women Photograph Mentorship Class
2018: Selected. New York Times Portfolio Review
2018: Emergi Cubes. Photoville
2018: Selected. The Native and Everyday Projects Mentorship Program
2017: Winner. ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’Or award
2017: Selected. Native Agency Documentary Photography Festival and IWMF
2016: Winner. National Documentary Espacio-Tiempo Award (Peru)