Lys Arango

Last updated: June 3, 2022
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...is a Spanish photographer and writer. She lives where she works, but is currently based in Paris. A graduate in International Relations and with a Master's Degree in Journalism, she develops long-term documentary stories exploring photography, text and sound. Alongside her personal practice, Lys has worked on assignments for international NGOs, the UN, and several magazines and newspapers. Between 2016 and 2019, she worked in 17 countries immersed in deep food crises. Now she tackles humanitarian issues from a new angle, exploring how they converge in a historical and cultural context. Driven by research-led, self-initiated projects, Lys seeks to fully understand the lives of those she captures, in order to portray them as truthfully as possible.

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