Join us on Tuesday, September 23, from 6:30-7:30pm CST for an engaging in-person event featuring Houston-based photographers and HCP instructors Raquel Natalicchio, Danielle Villasana, and Lexi Parra offering insight into how they built their distinguished careers. Together, they will share the personal projects and documentary work that shape their vision, exploring how the act of bearing witness intertwines with the art of storytelling and the joy found in pure moments of visual discovery.
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Through candid discussion and shared imagery, this conversation invites attendees to see not only the dedication behind the lens, but also the sense of wonder that keeps photographers returning to it again and again. A generous portion of the event will be dedicated to open Q&A: an invitation for audience members to ask questions and be part of a thoughtful, honest discussion.
Raquel Natalicchio is a bilingual photographer from Los Angeles, California currently based in Houston, Texas as a staff visual journalist for The Houston Chronicle. Natalicchio documents social issues, community-driven stories, political mobilization, and migration across the US/Mexico border. Her work focuses on the universality of humanity, including themes of love, struggle, resilience, and community.
Danielle Villasana is a photojournalist based in her hometown of Houston, Texas, whose work focuses on human rights, gender, displacement, and health throughout the Americas. Villasana’s long-term documentary projects have been supported by The Alexia Professional Grant, the National Geographic Society, Magnum Foundation, Women Photograph, and the International Women's Media Foundation.
Lexi Parra is a Venezuelan-American photographer, editor and educator currently living in Houston, Texas. Spanning across the Americas, her work focuses on youth culture, migration, the personal effects of inequality and violence, and themes of resilience. She has been supported by Getty Images and the Pulitzer Center.