Raquel Natalicchio

About

Raquel Natalicchio is a photojournalist based in Los Angeles who documents social issues, community driven stories, political mobilization and migration across the US/Mexico border. Her work focuses on the universality of humanity, including themes of love, struggle, resilience and community. She is currently working on a long term project called “Borderlands” that explores the rich diversity of experiences in border communities along the US/Mexico border.Raquel discovered photography in an after school arts program and it changed her life. As a result, one of her passions is working in education and has developed photography curricula centered around themes like self love for teen girls. She is passionate about community building and has produced several talks, panel discussions and exhibitions for the photographic community in Los Angeles, CA. Raquel is a member of Women Photograph, Diversify Photo and The National Press Photographers Association. * Raquel is bilingual in Spanish and English