Introduction to Visual Journalism

About Me

A course by Gladys Serrano , Documentary Photographer and Videographer

Documentary Photographer and Videographer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined April 2018
100% positive reviews (39)
1,450 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: About Me

Overview

“In this lesson I will introduce you to my work in recent years, showing you a little of what I have done and the topics that interest me. You will get to know my methodology and how there are stories that can be told with photography, videos or audios.”

In this video lesson Gladys Serrano addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Visual Journalism. Learn to tell real stories and report everyday events through images, audio, and journalism techniques.

Partial transcription of the video

“About me Hello, my name is Gladys Serrano and I am a multimedia photojournalist. I was born in the city of Culiacán, in northwestern Mexico. I studied a degree in Public Policy. When I was a student I was fond of photography. I had the opportunity to work in a local newspaper while I was studying and that brought me closer to journalism. Later, when I finished my degree, I kept working full time on this newspaper and I realized that my true calling was to be a journalist. Some time later, I moved to Mexico City and I studied the Contemporary Photography seminar. I have always been intereste...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Visual Journalism

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (39)
  • 1450 students
  • 4 units
  • 13 lessons (1h 42m)
  • 2 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video, Writing
  • Areas

    Audio, Communication, Digital Photography, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Photography, Storytelling

Gladys Serrano

Gladys Serrano
A course by Gladys Serrano

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Documentary Photographer and Videographer

Gladys Serrano is a documentary photographer and videographer. She studied a degree in public policy and has taken part in other educational programs like the Seminario de Fotografía Contemporánea at Mexico's Centro de la Imagen as well as a visual arts diplomacy at the Centro de las Artes de San Agustín. Her work won the 2020 Gabo Prize for best coverage, awarded by the Gabriel García Márquez foundation, she was a finalist at the World Press Photo 6x6 Global Talent Program, and was also selected for the Centro de la Imagen's 7th photography biennial, XVII Bienal de Fotografía.

She currently works for the Latin American edition of EL PAÍS producing multimedia coverage on a range of topics including violence, migration, the environment, politics, and culture.


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  • 1,450 students
  • 13 lessons (1h 42m)
  • 27 additional resources (2 files)
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  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
  • Level: Beginner
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Introduction to Visual Journalism. Photography, Video, and Writing course by Gladys Serrano

Introduction to Visual Journalism

A course by Gladys Serrano
Documentary Photographer and Videographer. Mexico City, Mexico.
Joined April 2018
  • 100% positive reviews (39)
  • 1,450 students