Cassandra Giraldo
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Cassandra Giraldo (born May 4, 1989) is a photojournalist, documentary cinematographer, and producer based in Brooklyn, New York.[1]
She was staff producer and cinematographer on Vice News Tonight on HBO from 2016 to 2020.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Cassandra Giraldo was born in 1989 in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are of Mexican-American and Colombian descent. Giraldo received her bachelor's degree in International Affairs and French from Skidmore College in 2011. In 2012, she completed the Photojournalism & Documentary Studies Program at the International Center of Photography.[3] While in the Photojournalism & Documentary Studies program, she began The After School Project.[4] After working for four years as a freelance photographer, she began her studies at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, graduating in 2017.[5]
Photography exhibits
[edit]- The GentlePunks, Giraldo follows a group of teenage punks in St. Petersburg, Russia avoiding intimidation by the police.[6]
- The After School Project: Is a series of photojournalistic images that documents the after school lives of New York City youth. Inspired by a Brooklyn teen shooting, Giraldo wanted to highlight and contrast the intimate and playful way teens spent their afternoons, navigated a complex and unfriendly world. The series was a project featured on Instagram beginning in 2011 and garnered Giraldo recognition from the Getty Institute where she was and exception finalist in 2015.[7]
- Chutanacuy: photo documentary of a Peruvian small town in Ollantaytambo which documents the local traditions performed in honor of carnival. Chutanacuy is a tradition where teams dress themselves in traditional clothes to complete a tug-of-war. The winning team will harvest the tree of gifts at the edge of town.[8]
Awards
[edit]- Giraldo was a member of the Vice Media Group recognized with an Emmy award for Outstanding Coverage of a Breaking News Story in a Newscast as part of the newsroom's team coverage of the George Floyd protests across the U.S.[9]
- 2016 Chosen Winner, American Photography 32: Photograph of the Brooklyn Technical High School football team from the series "The After School Project".[10]
- 2016 Finalist, Lucie Emerging Scholarship.[11]
- National Press Photographers Association 2016 Bob Baxter Scholarship Winner.[12]
- Named one of 30 Under 30 Women Photographers by Photo Boite in 2016.[13]
- 2015: Exceptional finalist in Getty Images inaugural Instagram grant.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cassandra Giraldo | Visual Stories". Visura. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "CV - Cassandra Giraldo / Director of Photography". Cassandra Giraldo. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Cassandra Giraldo". LensCulture. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ Teicher, Jordan G. (2016-05-24). "Hanging Out After School With New York City Students". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ "Cassandra Geraldo '17 M.S. Stabile". Columbia Journalism School. Retrieved 2021-12-10.
- ^ ""Cultural (Divide)" at 555 Gallery in Boston". What Will You Remember. 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ Jan, Emily. "The After School Project by Cassandra Giraldo: Photographs of New York City Teenagers". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Chutanacuy! - Cassandra Giraldo / Director of Photography". Cassandra Giraldo. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ ""The 42nd News & Documentary Emmy's"" (PDF).
- ^ "AI-AP Slideshow". www.ai-ap.com. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "Cassandra Giraldo "The After School Project"". Lucie Foundation. 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "» Cassandra Giraldo". Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "Cassandra Giraldo". ARTPIL. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ "Getty Images, in Collaboration with Instagram, Announces Inaugural Instagram Grant Recipients | Getty Images Press Room | Latest company news, media announcements and information". Retrieved 2021-12-04.