Alejandra Rajal is a documentary photographer born and based in Mexico. Her vision focuses on creating awareness of different realities, looking for social conscience. Currently, she works as a freelancer. She holds a B.A. in Advertising and Design and her work has been featured in NPR, National Geographic, Nature, The Financial Times, The Guardian, VICE, El País, among others. She is HEFAT certified.
Member of Women Photograph, Native Agency and Frontline Freelance Mexico.
Co-founder Everyday Mujeres
Acknowledgements
GFX Challenge Regional Grantee - 2022
Visura Highlighting Success Stories by Women - 2020
Women Photograph: 2020 Year in Pictures - 2020
National Geographic Society COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists. Grantee - 2020
Fundación Gabo and Open Society Foundations. Grantee - 2020
IWMF Adelante Fellow - El Salvador, 2020
Scholarship Steven Sotfloff 2Lives Foundation and ACOS - Miami, USA, 2019
IWMF scholarship for Native Agency’s Festival - Ecuador, 2017
Education
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Seminar. VII Academy. - 2021/2022
Missouri Photo Workshop 72nd - 2020
Research and new narratives on drug policy. Fundación Gabo and OSF - Colombia, 2020
Drug policy and therapeutic justice. Social Science Research Council - Mexico, 2020
HEFAT training RPS Partnership - Mexico, 2020
Women Photograph Workshop - Ecuador, 2019
HEFAT training RPS Partnership - Mexico, 2019
HEFAT training GJS - Miami, USA, 2019
Boreal Bash V by Boreal Collective - Mexico, 2018
Strudel Media with Anja Hitzenberger - 2018
"Risk and security in Latin America´s journalism". IWMF and Knight Center - 2018
Foundry Photojournalism Workshop - Mexico, 2017
Exhibitions
Fujifilm Square - Japan 2022 (up-coming)
Centro de la Imagen - México, 2021
Distrito Tec and FEMSA Foundation - México, 2021
Los Angeles Center of Photography - Los Angeles, CA, 2020
Fotografia de Paranapiacaba with The Journal - Brasil. 2020
Grun Berlin GmbH with Native Agency - Germany, 2020
Grun Berlin GmbH with Native Agency - Germany, 2019
Lumix Festival with Native Agency - Germany, 2018
Member of Women Photograph, Native Agency and Frontline Freelance Mexico.
Co-founder Everyday Mujeres
Acknowledgements
GFX Challenge Regional Grantee - 2022
Visura Highlighting Success Stories by Women - 2020
Women Photograph: 2020 Year in Pictures - 2020
National Geographic Society COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists. Grantee - 2020
Fundación Gabo and Open Society Foundations. Grantee - 2020
IWMF Adelante Fellow - El Salvador, 2020
Scholarship Steven Sotfloff 2Lives Foundation and ACOS - Miami, USA, 2019
IWMF scholarship for Native Agency’s Festival - Ecuador, 2017
Education
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Seminar. VII Academy. - 2021/2022
Missouri Photo Workshop 72nd - 2020
Research and new narratives on drug policy. Fundación Gabo and OSF - Colombia, 2020
Drug policy and therapeutic justice. Social Science Research Council - Mexico, 2020
HEFAT training RPS Partnership - Mexico, 2020
Women Photograph Workshop - Ecuador, 2019
HEFAT training RPS Partnership - Mexico, 2019
HEFAT training GJS - Miami, USA, 2019
Boreal Bash V by Boreal Collective - Mexico, 2018
Strudel Media with Anja Hitzenberger - 2018
"Risk and security in Latin America´s journalism". IWMF and Knight Center - 2018
Foundry Photojournalism Workshop - Mexico, 2017
Exhibitions
Fujifilm Square - Japan 2022 (up-coming)
Centro de la Imagen - México, 2021
Distrito Tec and FEMSA Foundation - México, 2021
Los Angeles Center of Photography - Los Angeles, CA, 2020
Fotografia de Paranapiacaba with The Journal - Brasil. 2020
Grun Berlin GmbH with Native Agency - Germany, 2020
Grun Berlin GmbH with Native Agency - Germany, 2019
Lumix Festival with Native Agency - Germany, 2018