sofia lopez mañan

I am a photographer with a degree in filmmaking, naturalist and mycology lover documenting themes related to human relationship with biodiversity.  I am an active collaborator with multiple NGO´s such as CLT and Santuarios do Brasil and the Andean Condor Project (PCCA).
In 2021 I became a National Geographic explorer and with them I have produced "The Bird King" a story of condor conservation and its relationship with andean cosmogony, and "The Earth Kidney" a group project documenting the Cuenca del Plata Basin. With the Emergency Funds for Journalists I documented the transfer of an elephant in pandemia to a sanctuary in Brazil. This project was longlisted in the World Press Photo.
As a documentary photographer she is working on a long term project where she investigates “nature” as a cultural construction. The Fall of Nature was part of Joops Swart Master Class 2019, and received an honorable mention in PhMuseum Grant,Vogue Italy and shortlisted in Sony Award.  

As a filmmaker she is currently finishing my Opera Prima, a six year project on Japanese migration to Argentina, supported by a grant from the Argentine Cinema Institute (INCAA).