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 darcypadilla.com

Darcy Padilla is an American documentary and photojournalist who specializes in contemporary issues and long-term projects and the recipient of three 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

  • 1996: John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship[12]
  • 2010: W. Eugene Smith Award, W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund.[2][7][8][13]
  • 2011: World Press Photo competition, Second place in the Contemporary Issues category for "The Julie Project".[2][14]
  • 2012: World Press Photo competition, Honorable mention in the Daily Life category for Jason & Elyssa.[10][15]
  • 2015: World Press Photo competition, First place in the Long Term Projects category for "The Julie Project".[1][16]

Publications

  • Family Love. Paris: Martinière, 2014. ISBN 978-2732464985. French-language edition.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Julie Project". Mindfood. June 30, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Glaviano, Alessia (December 13, 2013). "Darcy Padilla" (text & video). Vogue.it.
  3. ↑ Padilla, Darcy (January 17, 2013). "Julia". Granta 122.
  4. 1 2 Padilla, Darcy. "Darcy Padilla". LensCulture.
  5. ↑ "Darcy Padilla".
  6. ↑ "Photographers". Agence Vu. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  7. 1 2 Estrin, James (October 20, 2010). "A Desperate Lifetime, a Caring Photographer". New York Times.
  8. 1 2 Sean O'Hagan (January 25, 2011). "Darcy Padilla's Julie Project: when photography becomes humanitarian". The Guardian (UK).
  9. ↑ Black, Shawn (June 20, 2012). "Darcy Padilla". aumag.org.
  10. 1 2 "The Julie Project: A Visual Story Over 18 Years". The Huffington Post. September 25, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Darcy Padilla Documents Life in a Prison Aids Ward". Alexia Foundation : News. November 11, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Darcy Padilla". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Whitney (October 20, 2010). "Darcy Padilla Wins the W. Eugene Smith Award". The New Yorker.
  14. ↑ "Darcy Padilla". World Press Photo 2011.
  15. ↑ "Darcy Padilla". World Press Photo 2012.
  16. ↑ "Darcy Padilla". World Press Photo 2015.


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