Pamela is a documentary photographer and explorer from Mexico, who has built a body of visual work and organizations around climate justice and gender equality, including Climate Words and Latinas for Climate.
With degrees from Parsons School of Design in New York and the University of the Arts London, Pamela has combined her unique background and education to address the climate crisis. As a CNN and Rockefeller Foundation Climate Storytelling Fellow, she was selected from over 15,000 applicants to join an elite cohort of 15 young journalists dedicated to highlighting the profound impacts of climate change.
Pamela was awarded the Getty Images scholarship to complete her MA in Photojournalism and was awarded by The British Journal of Photography: Edition 365 ART3, LH Horton Jr Art Gallery, Photofusion: SALON/21, among others. Her work has been featured in Vice, Atmos, and Vogue and exhibited in United Airlines, and at the United Nations COP26.
In 2021, Pamela co-founded Climate Words, an online lexicon providing accessible climate literacy with definitions crafted by frontline experts. For this work, she received The Young Climate Voice Award 2023 from The World Around and was honored as a Young Explorer 2024 by The Explorers Club and Adventure Canada.
SELECTED SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Hearst:The Future of Eco-Conscious Living. Panel Discussion (2023)
Arc'teryx New York: What is the language of tomorrow? Panel Discussion (2023)
Land Art Collective: Exploring a Sustainable Creative Practice. Guest Speaker (2023)
The Guggenheim Museum: The World Around Summit. Panel Discussion (2023)
Parsons School of Design: Sustainable Systems. Guest Lecturer (2023)
The Oxygen Project: Activa tu Activismo. Guest Lecturer (2022)
Sanitation and Water for All: World Water Day. Video Feature (2022)
Girl Up Campaign: International Day of the Girl. Guest Speaker (2020)
EXHIBITED IN
Arc'teryx SoHo: Earth Month Exhibition. (April, 2023)
COP26, United Nations Climate Conference. (November, 2021)
British Journal of Photography: Edition 365. (November, 2021)
LH Horton Jr Art Gallery: Through the Lens of Social Justice. Curated by Makeda Best, Curator of Photography at Harvard Art Museums. (November, 2021)
Photofusion: SALON/21. Curated by Emma Bowkett and Zelda Cheatle. (May, 2021)
AWARDS
The World Around Young Climate Voice Award, 2023
Getty Images Inclusion Scholarship, 2020
United Nations Youth Climate Leader, UN Youth Climate Summit. 2019
United Airlines Her Art Here: Second Place Finalist
World Photography Organization: Honorable Mention
Adobe Project 1324: World Can't Wait. 2018
Photographer's Forum Best of: 2019-2015
International Photography Awards, Somerset House. 2015
PUBLISHED STORIES
- Atmos, A Glimpse Into NYC’s Climate March to End Fossil Fuels, 2023
- Atmos, Queer Climate Activists Speak Out After COP27 in Egypt,2022
- Vice World News, Let These Stunning Photos of Young Climate Activists in Lockdown Inspire You, 2021
- Atmos, The Year of Virtual Activism, 2021
- University of Cambridge, ActNowFilm: youth climate leaders in conversation with climate experts, 2023
- Gatopardo, La Resistencia de una Generación ante la Crisis Ambiental, 2021
- Vice, Celebrating the Weirdest Earth Day Ever, 2020
FEATURED IN
- Vogue, "It's a matter of survival": Dubai Based Climate Activist Ayishka Najib, 2023
- Business Insider, Climate Action 30: Ayisha Siddiqa, Youth climate advisor to the UN Secretary-General, 2023
- Vogue, Can You Be A Climate Activist And Still Fly?, 2022
- Atmos, Saad Amer: Combating Climate Change and India’s Heat Wave, 2022
- Atmos, Striking for Reparations, 2022
- El Espectador, ¿Qué dicen los jóvenes que interceptaron a Duque en la COP26 de Glasgow?, 2021
- Vogue, What Indigenous Land Defenders at COP26 Want, 2021
- Newsbreak, Celebrating the Weirdest Earth Day Ever, 2020
- Global Citizen, 7 Youth Climate Activists Share Their Hopes for the Future, 2020
- Interview Magazine, Environmental Activist Xiye Bastida says, "OK Doomers", 2019
PUBLISHED PHOTOS
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