Gabriela Portilho
Women Photograph
São Paulo - State of São Paulo, Brazil
Gabriela Portilho (b. 1986) is a documentary photographer and journalist based in São Paulo. She consistently works on assignments for outlets including The New York Times, National Geographic, Vogue, The New Yorker, NPR, New York Magazine, Wallpaper Magazine, Le Monde Diplomatique, Capital Magazine, Causette, De Volkskrant, FIMI, and UNICEF.
With images that arise from the friction between reality and imagination, her work investigates the relationship between human beings and their territories, especially on environmental and gender issues.
She is one of the founders of Doroteia, a Brazilian collective focused on under-reported stories of women in Brazil. She is also a member of the Women Photograph and Native Agency and a former member of the Latin American collective Ruda.
Gabriela completed a Bachelor's dual degree in Journalism and Art History from the University of São Paulo and the University of Lumière Lyon II in France. Since graduating, she has been focused on covering issues related to the environment, gender, politics, history, and culture.
2024 - Shortlisted - Premio Gabo, 2023 - Winner - PoY Latam , 2022 - Granted - Pulitzer Center, 2021 - Granted / Horizon Project (Italy), 2020 - Granted / Jeduca, 2020 - Granted / National Geographic Society COVID-19 , 2017 - Collective Exhibition
- Arts
- Breaking news
- Editorial
- Environment
- Fashion
- Food
- Landscape
- Portrait
- Spanish
- French
- English
- Portuguese
