For many years, Verónica Sanchis Bencomo has felt that the Latin American continent was too often portrayed by foreigners — photographers who parachute to the continent when news breaks or who have made the continent their home — and too often, by men. “I wanted to change that,” she said.
Launched in January 2015, Foto Féminas is an online platform promoting through monthly online features the works of female photographers in Latin America and the Caribbean. “In each feature I select one photographer, one body of work,” said Sanchis Bencomo, a photographer herself and the founder of Foto Féminas. “I also conduct an artist conversation over Skype, in the hope the photographer can provide more details about her works.” To date, Foto Féminas has featured 36 photographers from 14 different countries.