Mafalda Rakoš

Mafalda Rakoš (*1994, AT) is a documentary photographer based between Vienna and The Hague. She holds a BA in Anthropology from Vienna University and realized long-term projects in different regions of the world such as the Middle East, India, Central Europe and West Africa. Her projects often move within the intersection of art, documentary and journalism and attempt to dive deep into protagonist’s stories around safety, pain and trauma. The main platform of her work are books which gained attention in contests such as Kassel Dummy Award and the European Publishers Award for Photography; furthermore, it is regularly shown in international exhibitions and other contexts such as congresses for eating disorders (2016), or a hospital (2017). Her work appeared in Stern, Neon, Zeit Campus, die Presse, biber, M le Magazine de Monde, Camera Austria and others.