Thread by @Samanta_Helou, To make it easier for photo editors to find me, here's a [...]

To make it easier for photo editors to find me, here& #39;s a thread of my photo capabilities. At first I was hesitant to do this because it didn& #39;t feel humble. Then I realized male photographers have no qualms bragging. Here it is:
I can shoot food stories: https://lifeandthyme.com/food/tijuana-culinary-art-school-define-modern-baja-cuisine/">https://lifeandthyme.com/food/tiju...

Tijuana’s Culinary Art School Alumni Define Modern Baja Cuisine - Life & Thyme

In Tijuana, Culinary Art School helps prepare border-grown chefs to set the tone for a new Mexican culinary movement.

https://lifeandthyme.com/food/tijuana-culinary-art-school-define-modern-baja-cuisine/

I can shoot portraits: http://www.samantahelou.com/portraits ">https://www.samantahelou.com/portraits...

I can shoot portraits: https://www.samantahelou.com/portraits...

I can shoot news stories: https://la.curbed.com/2020/1/17/21070717/los-angeless-homeless-camp-cleanup">https://la.curbed.com/2020/1/17...

‘They see the trash... But they have to understand that this is someone’s home’

What it’s like for RV dwellers during a city-sanctioned cleanup.

https://la.curbed.com/2020/1/17/21070717/los-angeless-homeless-camp-cleanup

I can shoot (and write) stories about gentrification and the built environment. https://la.curbed.com/2019/4/9/18287086/lincoln-heights-chinatown-gentrification">https://la.curbed.com/2019/4/9/...

I can shoot stories about homelessness that depict people with dignity (i.e. NO hyper close ups with a wide lens overly contrasted) https://la.curbed.com/2019/8/22/20809123/los-angeles-homeless-crisis-heat">https://la.curbed.com/2019/8/22...

What it’s like to be homeless in LA in the heat

One woman spends her day trying to find shade and water.

https://la.curbed.com/2019/8/22/20809123/los-angeles-homeless-crisis-heat

I can shoot protests: https://laist.com/2020/06/09/photos_essay_protestors_la_mayor_eric_garcettis_house_hancock_park_george_floyd.php">https://laist.com/2020/06/0...

Photo Essay: The Day Black Lives Matter Showed Up At Eric Garcetti's House

This is what it looks like when thousands of people demonstrate in front of the L.A. Mayor's house, demanding systemic change.

https://laist.com/2020/06/09/photos_essay_protestors_la_mayor_eric_garcettis_house_hancock_park_george_floyd.php

I can shoot intimate portraits of women: https://www.kcet.org/shows/city-rising/voices-of-resilience-stories-from-women-navigating-informal-labor">https://www.kcet.org/shows/cit...

Voices of Resilience: Stories from Women Navigating Informal Labor

Many women immigrants are often forced into informal jobs that take advantage of their precarious situation, yet their contributions often go...

https://www.kcet.org/shows/city-rising/voices-of-resilience-stories-from-women-navigating-informal-labor

I’ve been shooting 35mm color film since 2015:

And I’ve been shooting 35mm b&w film since 2013:

A few more for good measure:

Editors, now you can’t say you don’t know of an LA based Latina photographer with enough experience. And there’s more of them! Not just me! I’m looking at you @latimes @latimesphotos @nytimes @nytimesphoto @NYTStyles

More of my photo and multimedia work can be found here: http://www.samantahelou.com/photography ">https://www.samantahelou.com/photograp...

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Photography — Samanta Helou HERNANDEZ

http://www.samantahelou.com/photography

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