Nationality Mexican Name Maya Goded | Role Photographer | |
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Full Name Maya Goded Colichio Known for Photography and Film documentaries of people from hidden or shunned communities Notable work Tierra Negra, Plaza de la Soledad, Good Girls Awards Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, Latin America & Caribbean | ||
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Maya Goded Colichio is a Mexican photographer and documentary film maker. Since 2002 she has been allied with Magnum Photos and has developed a special focus on images of people from hidden or shunned communities.
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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.
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.
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.
Awards
Goded won several international award. Here follows a selection: