Maya Goded

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Goded and the second or maternal family name is Colichio.
Maya Goded
Born Maya Goded Colichio
1967
Mexico City
Nationality Mexican
Known for Photography and Film documentaries of people from hidden or shunned communities
Notable work Tierra Negra, Plaza de la Soledad, Good Girls
Awards Masterclass, World Press Photo (2006), Prince Claus Award (2010) and more

Maya Goded Colichio is a Mexican photographer and documentary film maker. Since 2002 she has been allied with Magnum Photos[1] and has developed a special focus on images of people from hidden or shunned communities.[2]

Life

Goded was born in 1967 in Mexico City. She did her first project in 1994, called Tierra Negra (Black Earth). She worked for three years on this project which consists of a collection images of Afro-Mexicans.[2]

Subsequently she went on to explore female sexuality, gender violence, prostitution and the way women in Mexican society are seen in the traditional role of motherhood. Furthermore she investigates people in harsh living conditions or living in hidden or shunned communities. Her photographs are accompanied by a name and description of the life of the person portrayed.[2]

Goded has published several books and has been the co-author of others as well. She won several international awards. In 2009 she was involved in the making of a video and a short film, called Una Reina a su Gusto. After this she concentrated on the making of documentary films.[3]

Awards

Goded won several international award. Here follows a selection:[3]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Magnum Photos, biography
  2. 1 2 3 Prince Claus Fund, biography
  3. 1 2 World Press Photo, biography
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