Lys Arango is a Spanish journalist and photographer born in Madrid and based in Paris.  Graduated in International Relations from the University of Liverpool, holds a master's degree in "Armed conflict and peace processes" from the London School of Economics, and a master's degree in journalism from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

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Lys has worked as a freelance since 2016, on assignments for the United Nations, NGOs and the international press in numerous conflict zones and humanitarian or food crises. In 2019, her work evolves towards a dialogue between writing and documentary photography, resulting from long immersion in the thickness of the historical-cultural contexts and the social issues she addresses.

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Her work has been published by CNN, Al Jazeera, The Independent, BBC News, The Huffington Post, LFI, El País Semanal, ABC, La Vanguardia, El Salto, Marie Claire Magazine, El Mundo…

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Awards and Recognition​

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2023 - POYi - Environmental Vision Award First Place Winner

2022 - La Bibliothèque nationale de France. Radioscopie de la France Grant

2022 - New York Portfolio Review   

2021 - L' Agence VU' et Le Fonds Régnier pour la Creation - Mentorat 

2021 - EAW National Geographic Award  

2021 - XXXIV Eddie Addams Workshop   

2021 - Andrei Stenin International Photo Competition - Honorable Mention of the Jury  

2020 - Alexia Grant Finalist    

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Exhibitions​

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2022 -  The Spanish Cultural Center of Guatemala  (Guatemala City)

2022 - Zoom Photo Festival (Quebec, Canada)

2022 - Galerie VU' (Paris, France)

2022 - Acampa Photo Festival (A Coruña, Spain)

2022 - Leica Gallery - Horizonte Environmental Photo Festival (Zingst, Germany)

2021 - Les Femmes s’exposent Photo Festival (Normandy, France).

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