Mayu

I don't know the moment I decided to become a journalist, the idea seemed to be there ever since I was a child; I do know that I have always felt moved by the magnificence and fragility of the planet, and restless by other people’s ways of living, stories, and struggles.

Journalism was my undisputed choice until the mostly bland career classes and partisanship of mainstream media editorial boards destroyed my romantic idea of the profession and tried to jeopardize my critical questioning of reality.

Then I started as a self-taught filmmaker for independent media in Brussels and I was excited to find a way of engaging with what I believe it matters around and having fun. After a scholarship with a videojournalists global network in NYC, I started producing multimedia news reports on social, environmental, and political issues around Europe while working with grassroots organizations.

Back in Barcelona, I co-founded an independent photojournalist project to document and comprehend social struggles through image and I have since then collaborated as photographer, filmmaker and writer for independent newspapers.

I’ve just spent about two years traveling around Central America reporting on land sovereignty and indigenous autonomy. Independent versatile journalism matches my passion for adventure and it allows me to stay curious and in constant learning, eager, and wondering wherever I am.