Based in Mexico City. For assignments, or other inqueries: greta.rico.gr@gmail.com
2019 - FINALIST - NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST, HUMAN RIGHTS
2019 - SELECTED TO ATTEND THE EDDIE ADAMS WORKSHOP
2019 - SELECTED AS A FELLOW FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MEDIA FUND
2019 - SELECTED - XI EDIZIONE IILA-FOTOGRAFIA “GENDER EQUALITY”
Mexican documentary photographer, journalist and educator focused on gender, environment and food issues. Through her projects she reflects on coloniality, capitalist dispossession and the social trauma of current phenomena.
Greta is part of the National System of Art Creators in Mexico, her documentary projects have received grants such as the Leica Women Photo Project, the Bertha Challenge Fellowship, the Women Photograph Grant, the National Geographic COVID-19 Reporting Grant and the Bob and Diane Fund among other awards and recognitions.
Her work has been published in magazines, print and digital media such as; Leica Photographie International, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, The Women's Media Center, The HuffPost, El País and Lado B, among others. She has collaborated with UN offices and various civil society organizations. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums in Mexico and in cities such as New York, Rome, Paris, Madrid, Dubai, Tokyo, Valparaíso and London.
Greta is part of the Advisory Committee of Women Photograph, she is also a member of the Diversify Photo collective and FotoFéminas. In addition, she has a Master's in Feminist Studies and she's part of SheSource, a panel of experts on gender issues from the Women's Media Center.
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND RECOGNITIONS
2023 - SELECTED AS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM OF ART CREATORS - MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
2023 - FINALIST - LATAM PHOTO CONTEST “THE WORK AND THE DAYS”
2023 - FINALIST - LATAM PHOTO CONTEST “THE WORK AND THE DAYS”
2023 - SPECIAL MENTION - VISA D’OR DAILY PRESS AWARD - VISA POUR I’IMAGE
2023 - SELECTED FOR THE PHOTOESPAÑA PORTFOLIO REVIEW
2023 - FINALIST “TRANSFORMING SOCIAL REALITIES” - MOVEMENT FOR PEACE
2023 - FINALIST “TRANSFORMING SOCIAL REALITIES” - MOVEMENT FOR PEACE
2023 - FINALIST - THE ALEXIA GRANT
2023 - SELECTED FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES PORTFOLIO REVIEW
2023 - WINNER - LEICA WOMEN PHOTO PROJECT
2023 - SELECTED AS A FELLOW FOR THE BERTHA CHALLENGE, BERTHA FOUNDATION
2023 - SELECTED FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES PORTFOLIO REVIEW
2023 - WINNER - LEICA WOMEN PHOTO PROJECT
2023 - SELECTED AS A FELLOW FOR THE BERTHA CHALLENGE, BERTHA FOUNDATION
2022 - GRANTEE- WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH
2022 - SELECTED FOR THE WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH YIP
2022 - SELECTED FOR THE WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH YIP
2022 - SOLIDARITY AWARD - IWPA
2021 - SELECTED FOR THE WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH YEAR IN PICTURES
2021 - SELECTED FOR EVERYDAY WOMEN YEAR IN PICTURES
2021 - SILVER MEDAL - INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST ASISAFOTO
2021 - SILVER MEDAL - INTERNATIONAL PHOTO CONTEST ASISAFOTO
2021 - SELECTED AS A FELLOW FOR THE YOUNG CREATORS PROGRAM, MEXICAN GOV.
2021 - FINALIST - LATIN AMERICAN PHOTO CONTEST “THE WORKS AND THE DAYS”
2021 - FINALIST - CUARTOSCURO COMPETITION HUMAN RIGHTS CONTEST
2021 - FINALIST - CUARTOSCURO COMPETITION HUMAN RIGHTS CONTEST
2021 - WINNER - WOMEN AND TERRITORY PHOTO CONTEST
2021 - FINALIST - THIS IS GENDER GLOBAL HEALTH PHOTO CONTEST
2021 - WINNER - TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND MIDWIFERY PHOTO CONTEST
2021 - WINNER - TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND MIDWIFERY PHOTO CONTEST
2021 - SELECTED AS A FELLOW FOR CLIMATE TRACKER
2021 - MENTOR FOR THE WARMI PHOTO ARTISTIC RESIDENCE
2021 - MENTOR FOR THE WARMI PHOTO ARTISTIC RESIDENCE
2020 - NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY - COVID 19 EMERGENCY FUND
2020 - WINNER - WORKING WOMEN PHOTO CONTEST
2020 - WINNER - LATIN AMERICAN PHOTO CONTEST “THE WORKS AND THE DAYS”
2020 - WINNER - LATIN AMERICAN PHOTO CONTEST “THE WORKS AND THE DAYS”
2020 - NOMINTED - WORLD PRESS PHOTO - 6X6 GLOBAL TALENT PROGRAM
2020 - FINALIST - WOMEN PHOTOGRAPH + GETTY IMAGES GRANT
2020 - FINALIST - THIS IS GENDER GLOBAL HEALTH PHOTO CONTEST
2019 - HONOURABLE MENTION - MARILYN STAFFORD FOTOREPORTAGE AWARD2020 - FINALIST - THIS IS GENDER GLOBAL HEALTH PHOTO CONTEST
2019 - FINALIST - NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST, HUMAN RIGHTS
2019 - SELECTED TO ATTEND THE EDDIE ADAMS WORKSHOP
2019 - SELECTED AS A FELLOW FOR THE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S MEDIA FUND
2019 - SELECTED - XI EDIZIONE IILA-FOTOGRAFIA “GENDER EQUALITY”
2018 - SELECTED AS A FELLOW FOR THE BOB AND DIANE FUND