Ana Palacios

Ana Palacios is a Spanish visual journalist dedicated to documenting human rights, environmental issues, and animal welfare.

Since 2023, she has been a mentor for the Canon Europe Student Development Programme, delivering lectures on humanitarian photography at educational institutions.

Ana has been nominated for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award in 2021, 2022, and 2025. She has received prestigious grants, such as the Emergency Fund for Journalists from the National Geographic Society. Additionally, she was selected for the New York Times Portfolio Review.

Her work is regularly published in major international media, including National Geographic, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, CNN, El País Semanal, Die Zeit, 6 Mois, and Geo Germany. She has held solo exhibitions at venues such as Círculo de Bellas Artes (Madrid, Spain), the French Alliance (Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania), and Casa delle Donne (Rome, Italy). She is also a faculty member of the PHotoESPAÑA Master program.
Her photography is part of public and private collections, including the Masaveu Foundation, DKV Seguros, and the Lucie Foundation.
She has published three books: “Albino”, documenting the plight of albino communities in Tanzania, “Art in Movement” exploring art as a tool for social change in Uganda and “Slave children: The Back Door” focusing on the reintegration of enslaved children in West Africa. She has also directed her first documentary on this last topic available on Filmin.
She is an active member of prominent photography organizations, including Women Photograph, We Animals Media, and Cómo Ser Fotógrafa.