Ana Maria Arevalo G.

Hola gente bella, especialmente los que viven en #Madrid, Estoy contenta de traerles estas noticias! Ya saben que he abierto un #Crowdfunding por medio de una tienda Online con fotos de proyectos anteriores desde #Habana hasta #SriLanka para financiar el viaje a #Venezuela y continuar la investigación de un proyecto que retrata las condiciones de las mujeres en #prisiones venezolanas durante la ruda crisis que esta viviendo mi país. Es una flagrante violación de los derechos humanos y una pieza importante al problema social que vive la Venezuela contemporánea. Estaré en #Madrid del 19/01 al 21/01 para promocionar el Crowdfunding y llevar prints frescos de la impresora, eso quiere decir que el ENVIO A MADRID ES A PARTIR DE HOY Y HASTA EL 18.01 GRATIS ! Las fotos son una excelente manera de coleccionar arte (las impresiones son limitadas y numeradas), regalar o decorar las paredes de sus casas, restaurantes o negocios. Ayuda a una pared a ser feliz y a una periodista a cumplir su meta. Ahora necesito su apoyo mas que nunca, compartan los links, la información y en la historia de mi Instagram @anitasinfiltro pueden ver fotos de Venezuela que también están a la venta durante este tiempo. ○ Link a la historia de las mujeres en prisión: https://www.amagosphoto.com/mujeres-en-prision ○ Link al e-shop: https://www.amagosphoto.com/shop Gracias y feliz semana a todos ! Nos vemos pronto Madrid !! #printsale #helpfund #venezuelanphotographer #venezuelanphotography #womensrights #latinamerica #fotoperiodismo #freelancer #fotografiamadrid #madridñeños #venezolanosenmadrid (en Hamburg, Germany)

January 2017.- La Yaguara Center of Detention. A female prisoner shows me the picture of her son, she can only see him during visiting hours. She is charged of narcotraffic. So far I have had 15 amazing supporters of the #crowdfunding and it keeps surprising me the number growing. I appreciate the trust you are putting in my work. It gives me a lot of motivation, will and trust to keep on going further. • Go on and keep on sharing the links & supporting: • https://www.amagosphoto.com/mujeres-en-prision The link for the shop is on my profile, #fineartprints #reportage #freelancer #womeninprison #storyteller #veneuelancrisis #womensrights #printsale #postersale #helpfund #fundme #photojournalism #latinamerica #fundraise #venezuelancrisis #venezuela #venezuelanphotography #venezuelanphotographer (en Hamburg, Germany)

January 2017.- Poli-Valencia, #Valencia, #Venezuela. The parents of this girl does not know that she is in prison, the venezuelan journalist @angelicareporter made a video of her reporting her missing and saying where she was located. Some of this women go to prison and there is no record of them, so the family reports them missing. A huge hole in the venezuelan system. By this time last year it was a fact that I needed to to this story, to find out how the #penitenciary system in #Venezuela works for women. It stayed incomplete, but I got the clues and contacts to keep on unveiling the branches of this complexe story. The only thing I need is to reach the goal set by my #Crowfunding so I can go back to #Venezuela, it consists of a #printsale and #postersale of my previous works in #Cuba, #SriLanka #Toulouse and some #Landscapes in #blackandwhite and poping colours, The shipping in #Hamburg is for free again, I am also back in town ! I am getting closer to the goal, but I still need to sell a bunch of them, because they are very well priced. Entering my webpage, seeing the work imside the shop, sharing the link or selecting photos that you love and purchase them. Thanks to all my bakers ❤️, I APPRETIATE IT SO MUCH ! #helpfund #helpmefund #fineartprints #reportage #freelancer #womeninprison #venezuelancrisis #helpfund #helpmefund #fineartphotography #fundme (en Hamburg, Germany)

January 2017.-The shirt of the father of a female prisoner, she is being held at “El Valle” prison otherwise named “El barrio Chino” (photo below). This prison helds 58 women in one room, without windows, private space, food, water, toilets. One of these women is waiting for a child in this conditions. The logo of the shirt represent the government’s political party, the PSUV, el Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela. How can father be aware of this situation and still wear this shirt proudly? How can you be that blind? This is why I need to keep on doing this project, to understand why the Venezuelan society acts this way and allows this things to happen. I started a #crowfunding campaign to finance my next trip to #Venezuela, by buying my #prints and #posters through my webpage (Link in profile) you will help me complete this project and help these women get a voice. The photographs that are for sale, are from other different projects: A journey through #SriLanka, #Freelancers in #Cuba, #Gypsies living in the outskirts of #Toulouse, various #Lamdscapes, #Nightime escenaries of people in #raveparties, and #streetphotography from #Hamburg. Check them out, they are a great way of collect art, decorate your hause, give as a gift or treat yourself with a valuable item. #freelancer #photojournalism #womeninprison #documentaryphotographer #venezuelancrisis #christmasinprison #christmas #postersale #printsale #helpmefund #helpfund #womenphotographer #humanrights #freelancing #photographysale #venezuelanphotographer (en Paris, France)

I do not know if only the people that live imprisoned by law in Venezuela are the only prisoners in my country. All those people that cannot travel inside or outside the country to see their families today, all those that cannot celebrate a beautiful #Christmas because their salary does not allow them to do so, all the kids that are going to wait for a christmas present that will not come, all the families that are separated. We are going through a sad and hard period of time in our history. I wish that #Venezuelans find a moment today to be happy, to smile, to be with their love ones and relatives even if it is on the phone or whatsapp. For us, Christmas is s special tradition, it is a day to celebrate, when I was growing up, I remember how magical it was, everyone would gather together and have dinner, talk and laugh, then we would all exchange gifts and dance. Since the #crowfunding started a lot of people have reached out to ask me more about the situation in #Venezuela, a lot are not aware of how bad it is, of how a political party can ruin a rich a country, and how it is been getting worse and worse. Today it is also about hoping for a better future, so my hope is that everything gets better. That we all recover a country that belongs to us, to enjoy it the way that we did when we were growing. Until the 27th I will be in #Paris with my family, if you want to meet up send me a message ! Feliz Navidad friends, #freelancer #photojournalism #womeninprison #documentaryphotographer #venezuelancrisis #christmasinprison #christmas #postersale #printsale #helpmefund #helpfund #womenphotographer #humanrights #freelancing #photographysale #venezuelanphotographer (en Ile-de-France, France)

January 2917. - Poli-Valencia, #Valencia, #Venezuela. These #prisoners are separated by the kind of degree of crime they comitted. This process is not made by the law, these men are picked by the police and it is their choice on how and where they are going to be located inside the facilities. These men comitted low crimes and are mixed with transgenders. I am on my way to #Paris for a few days, if you want to know more about this project and how do I want to photograph more in depth about it let me know, we can meet for a coffee or a wine! #printsale #helpfund #venezuelancrisis #photojournalist #freelancer #humanrights #prisoners #crowfunding #venezuelanphotographer #womenphotographer (en Hamburg Airport)

January 2017. –Poli-Valencia, Valencia, Venezuela. The cell both female and male prisoners shared before the police department closed their investigation office and replaced it with a female only cell. In order for me to continue with this body of work and research, I decided to open an online shop with photographs of my last projects, in Sri Lanka, Cuba and Toulouse. Buying this prints work as a crow funding, to finance the next travel to Venezuela. Since Friday I already sold 5 prints 😁, including one landscape in a 70x105cm Canvas, THANKS TO ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE, but because the are so well priced, I have to sell quite a few, around 200 to reach my goal. Entering my webpage, seeing the work, sharing it, select the photos that you like and purchase them. Shipping is worldwide, in Hamburg is Bike style ! Go to the link up there in my bio 👆🏻 #fineartprints #reportage #womenrights #prisonerrights #photojournalism #freelancing #storyteller #venezuelancrisis #printsale #postersale #helpfund #fineartphotography (en Sankt Pauli, Hamburg, Germany)

January 2017. –Poli-Valencia, Valencia, Venezuela. Yakelin and another prisoner share the mattress where they sleep. Yakelin is 21 years old and eight months pregnant, outside the prison she has two more children. She has been in a prison for five months due to robbery. The father of this baby is also in prison. Yesterday I sold my first poster and three prints ! So this is me saying a thunderus THANK YOU ! I have also recieved a lot of messages of support and love from friends, family and pers, it feels good ! Also, for the people that live in #Hamburg, the shipping is for free 😏 I will deliver them personally with my bike. Please keep on spreading the word, you might help a friend trying to find an original christmas present 😎 #fineartprints #photojournalism #reportage #womenrights #venezuelancrisis #helpfund #printsale #christmaspresent #bestchristmaspresent #postersale #helpmefundraise #storyteller #womeninprison (en Hamburg, Germany)

January 2017. –El Valle, Venezuela. “Chinatown” is the provisional prison, which guards most women in the metropolitan area of Venezuela. A total of 58 women; including a pregnant woman of one month, live inside this precinct. This is one of the photographs of the story that I will finance by selling prints on my webpage. The purpose of this Print Sale is to go back to Venezuela and finish this reportage. You can buy them by clicking on the link on my bio 👆🏻, it helps also if you spread the word with people that would like to collect photography, decorate their appartment or are looking for a cool idea to give as a christmas present. The photographs are from my past works, check it out. #finesrtpritns #reportage #womenrights #freelancer #womeninprison #venezuelancrisis #helpfund #postersale #fundme #helpmefund #storyteller #printsale #christmasprintsale (en Hamburg, Germany)

Two days after hurricane Irma hit Florida in Hollywood Beach. 12/09/2017 Life, survival, caring, relationship, continuity, family, happiness, that is what I am standing for. Reclaiming the earth is our legacy and our right and the right of our unborn children. We have been digging the earth for too long just for our own pleasure and by doing so, ruining the home where our future generations will live. We are devouring earth. Now is the time to spread the word, talk about this problem with everyone, family and friends, neighbours. To support organisations that are fighting to make a change. Taking action individually but also with everyone that wants to have an earth to live in and to pass by to our future generations. I'm guessing earth is right now saying that she doesn't need us, she can easily hang out with the other cool animals and plants that don't give her acid rain or nuclear waste or extraction of petrol or H-bombs. The fact is that institutions are ineffective towards this subject while we all now that there has been a tremendous misdirection of resources, some of these Institutions might even be the enemy. The change comes from us to begin with. #hurricaneirma2017 #hollywoodbeach #hurricane #nature #storm #climatechange #mothernsture #gaia #letschangetheworld #hasselblad #hasselbladx1d (en Hollywood Beach)

The marina of coconut grove the day after Hurricane Irma. 11/09/2017 #hurricaneirma #irma #yacht #port #coconutgrove #hasselblad #hasselbladx1d #marina #storm (en Coconut Grove)

Speaking about Women's day, here is an article in the Venezuelan Newspaper Tal Cual. It talks about the situation that are the future babies of prisoner pregnant women and how they confront the acute crisis Venezuela is now going through. These women live in subhuman conditions due to the overcrowding in Venezuelan prisons. They don’t have any type of hygiene for there is no water supply, they lack of medical attention and therefore some of them don’t even have knowledge of their timing of childbearing. From their families they receive their food supplies, which should be administrated to them by the State. The ones that don’t have a family or support depend from the solidarity of the other inmates to share their food. Considering all of these facts, plenty of them suffer from malnutrition and diseases, along with their babies. This work has more in depth photographies and stories that will be soon published, but as long as we are in the Women's Right week, this little piece seemed accurate to publish. Thank you @angelicalb25 for working along my side to write about this. -- (en Hamburg, Germany)

Ella es Judith, la mamá de Joel y Daniel. La conozco prácticamente desde que nací, porque vive 10 pisos arriba mío y sus hijos se convirtieron en mis hermanos, crecimos juntos haciendo tremenduras, Judith tiene carácter pero muchas veces nos alcahuetiaba la rochela, otras veces había que correr por nuestra vida porque si te alcanzaba, ay papá.... Ella también era mi profesora de matemáticas, la única que me hacía pasar, no se si porque de tanta gritería la información me entraba en la cabeza y se quedaba ahí al menos hasta el día de la reparación. Sus hijos y yo nos fuimos de Venezuela hace ya muchos años, como muchas de las mamás de mi país ella vive con el corazón roto, esperando que el país mejore para que sus hijos regresen, haciendo llamadas por WhatsApp, tratando de hacer de la distancia un no tan largo trecho, los cuartos de sus hijos están intactos... Ahora que es abuela su corazón se derrite cada vez que la ve por Skype. Feliz día a todas las mujeres que como ella luchan contra el anhelo, le sonríen a la vida a pesar de las circunstancias, aman a su familia y la cuidan, feliz día a todas las mujeres pero sobretodo a las venezolanas, a las que se fueron y las que se quedaron, todas son tan poderosas y fuertes. Vendrán tiempos mejores, de eso estoy segura. (en Caracas City)

My dad and former roommate in La Guaira. We went that day to the beach but the breeze was super strong, anyway we did what we can do better, forget whatever is going on around us and fall asleep. I love him and miss him everyday. (en La Guaira, Venezuela)

Barrio Santa Cruz del Este from the 14th floor of my building. (en Caracas City)

Hey all ! This is another Tumblr account I have that only shows street photography in Hamburg. Check it out ! 

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