Darcy Padilla
| Darcy Padilla | |
|---|---|
| Residence | San Francisco, California |
| Occupation | Photojournalist |
| Known for | "The Julie Project" and "Family Love" |
| Awards | World Press Photo award for "Long Term Projects" |
| Website |
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Darcy Padilla is an American documentary and photojournalist who specializes in contemporary issues and long-term projects and is twice the recipient of the World Press Photo award for her work "The Julie Project".[1]
Personal background
Padilla took up photography at the age of 12 when she got her first SLR camera and was editor for her school yearbook. She later earned a college degree in journalism and writing. She resides in San Francisco.[2][3]
Career
Among her dozen internships were The New York Times and The Washington Post.[4][5] She is a photographer for Agence Vu.[6]
Notable works
The Julie Project
Padilla photographed Julie Baird for from the time she met her 1993 until Julie's death from AIDS in September 2010.[2][7][8][9][10] "The Julie Project" follows the life of Julie Baird through raising her family, dealing with HIV/AIDS, struggling with a drug addiction, and death. The project lasted 18 years. The first series took second place in the 2011 World Press Photo contemporary issues competition. The second series, "Family Love, 1993-2014," won the 2015 World Press Photo Award and was presented with 30 images.[2][1][4]
American Prisons
Padilla first started documenting prisoners in the AIDS ward of the state prison in Vacaville, California in 1990. A series from that project over the course of one year was awarded with a prize from the Alexia Foundation.[11]
Awards
- 1991: Alexia Award for World Peace and Understanding
- 1996: John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
- 1998: Open Society Institute Individual Fellowship
- 2010: Getty Editorial Grant
- 2010: W. Eugene Smith Award, W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund.[2][7][8][12]
- 2011: World Press Photo competition, Second place in the Contemporary Issues category for "The Julie Project".[2][13]
- 2012: World Press Photo competition, Honorable mention in the Daily Life category for Jason & Elyssa.[10][14]
- 2013: Photo Reporter Grant
- 2015: World Press Photo competition, First place in the Long Term Projects category for "The Julie Project".[1][15]
- 2015: Alicia Patterson Fellowship
- 2016: Canon Female Photojournalist Award
Publications
- Family Love. Paris: Martinière, 2014. ISBN 978-2732464985. French-language edition.
References
- 1 2 3 "The Julie Project". Mindfood. June 30, 2015.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Glaviano, Alessia (December 13, 2013). "Darcy Padilla" (text & video). Vogue.it.
- ↑ Padilla, Darcy (January 17, 2013). "Julia". Granta 122.
- 1 2 Padilla, Darcy. "Darcy Padilla". LensCulture.
- ↑ "Darcy Padilla".
- ↑ "Photographers". Agence Vu. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
- 1 2 Estrin, James (October 20, 2010). "A Desperate Lifetime, a Caring Photographer". New York Times.
- 1 2 Sean O'Hagan (January 25, 2011). "Darcy Padilla's Julie Project: when photography becomes humanitarian". The Guardian (UK).
- ↑ Black, Shawn (June 20, 2012). "Darcy Padilla". aumag.org.
- 1 2 "The Julie Project: A Visual Story Over 18 Years". The Huffington Post. September 25, 2012.
- ↑ "Darcy Padilla Documents Life in a Prison Aids Ward". Alexia Foundation : News. November 11, 2013.
- ↑ Johnson, Whitney (October 20, 2010). "Darcy Padilla Wins the W. Eugene Smith Award". The New Yorker.
- ↑ "Darcy Padilla". World Press Photo 2011.
- ↑ "Darcy Padilla". World Press Photo 2012.
- ↑ "Darcy Padilla". World Press Photo 2015.
External links
- Darcy Padilla (2015 Photo Contest)
- Agence VU
- Lodi, Festival Fotografia Etica ed. 2012
- Facing Change: Documenting America