Ana María Arévalo Gosen (b. 1988, Caracas, Venezuela) is an award-winning visual storyteller and National Geographic Explorer based in Madrid. After studying Political Science in Toulouse, France, she discovered her passion for photography at ETPA and later built her career in Hamburg as a freelance photographer. Her work focuses on women’s rights, social justice, and environmental issues across Latin America, blending rigorous research with intimate, emotionally charged narratives.
Her long-term project Eternal Days, which documents the lives of women in prisons across Venezuela, Guatemala, and El Salvador, has earned her major accolades including the Leica Oskar Barnack Prize, the Camille Lepage Prize, and the World Peace Photo Award. Ana is also a committed educator, lecturing at the Pulitzer Center and leading the Ojo Pelao workshops in Venezuela. Her work has been featured in National Geographic, The New York Times, El País Semanal, and exhibited globally in venues such as Fotografiska New York, the Leica Galleries, and the Helsinki Photo Festival.
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What does it take to tell stories that don’t just inform—but truly connect? 📸 Photographer, Leica Oskar Barnack Winner, National Geographic Explorer and a fighter for Women’s Rights, Ana María Arévalo Gosen shares her journey through slow, thoughtful storytelling. From documenting life inside Venez...