honorable mention
Pamela EA mexico
title
The Year of Virtual Activism
Her passion for creatively bringing new things into existence brought her to pursue a BFA in Product Design at Parsons School of Design, where she began to make illustrations to raise awareness on the climate emergency as well as the ocean plastic pollution crisis.
After graduating from her Masters in Photojournalism with a focus on Mixed Media she aspires to make a difference by bringing awareness to global issues, focusing specifically on the cultures that are being threatened by the climate crisis.
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entry description
The people most affected by the climate crisis, who are already experiencing floods, typhoons, landslides, and wildfires, don’t have reliable access to the internet. Many youth activists understood this and knew that if they had the privilege of having access to the internet during the COVID-19 lockdown, they had to speak up and continue to demand climate action. According to the 21 youth climate action activists I interviewed for this series, 2020 was the year in which they dedicated the most time to the movement. Having been confined to their homes, they now had 24-hour access to organizing platforms. They took advantage of this and made alternative plans to keep the movement growing, with a homogenous goal of making 2021 the year of climate action.about the photographer
Pamela Elizarraras Acitores (born 1997, Mexico City, Mexico) is a self-taught documentary photographer based in London. She primarily focuses on the youth climate movement and climate justice.Her passion for creatively bringing new things into existence brought her to pursue a BFA in Product Design at Parsons School of Design, where she began to make illustrations to raise awareness on the climate emergency as well as the ocean plastic pollution crisis.
After graduating from her Masters in Photojournalism with a focus on Mixed Media she aspires to make a difference by bringing awareness to global issues, focusing specifically on the cultures that are being threatened by the climate crisis.
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