Consuelo Pagaza is a documentary photo journalist for the media and civil society organisations in both Mexico and abroad. She focuses on issues related to human rights, culture and the environment. She won first place in the 2009 “Solidaridad” Photographic Competition run by the Mexican Centre for Philanthropy, was a finalist in the “Work and Days” Latin America Documentary Photography Competition, in Colombia, in the “Working Men” competition in 2012, and a finalist in the 2016 Hasselblad Masters photographic competition.