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Maya Goded

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[Wikipedia] Maya Goded Colichio is a Mexican photographer and documentary film maker. Since 2002 she has been allied with Magnum Photos and has developed a special focus on images of people from hidden or shunned communities. In 2019 Vogue Magazine identified her as one of the "8 Mexican female photographers wh

Quotes by Maya Goded

[My favourite are] the films of Agnes Varda, because of her sense of humor and the intimate, personal way she tells her…

Brave

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"Plaza de la Soledad" is a documentary about Carmen, Lety, Raquel and Esther, four strong women - middle-aged and older - who…

Abandonment

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Of all the subjects I have photographed, the most controversial and the one that has moved me the most has to be…

Controversial

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I have been exploring [Mexico City's] La Merced, [a public market famous for prostitution,] on and off for the last 23 years.…

And off

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My biggest challenge was moving from photography to film without losing my way of working - which is very intimate and learning…

Challenges

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My intention has been to encourage viewers to face their prejudices about prostitution, sex and aging while reflecting on the complex and…

Aging

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I have had the opportunity to meet men and women working in the sex trade in my travels to Mexico's northern and…

Borders

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I am in any way glorifying or simplifying prostitution. The reality of prostitutes around the world is so complex. I've tried to…

Around the world

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