Biography
Toya is an Argentine freelance multimedia journalist based in Mexico City where she covers migration, human rights, politics and culture. She previously lived in Washington, DC where she covered daily politics, and has work published with Reuters, The Washington Post, The New York Times, NPR, Getty Images, Bloomberg News, among others. She co-created a podcast series called Caliber 60 about the flow of avocados, weapons and people across the US-Mexico border aired on Texas Public Radio and NPR. Toya is also a freelance producer.
Education, awards and exhibits
-2022 Pulitzer Center Grantee, supported Caliber 60 podcast, Texas Public Radio.
-2021 “The Female Side of the Moon” exhibit, Galerie Z22, Berlin.
-2020 National Geographic COVID-19 Emergency Fund.
-2019 Focus on the Story exhibit, Washington, DC.
-2019 Annual WPOW exhibit, Washington, DC.
-2017 Missouri Photo Workshop Randy Cox award.
-2017 Steven Szabo Memorial Award in Photojournalism.
-2017 BFA in Photojournalism, Corcoran School of the Arts and Design.
-2016 NPPA Michel du Cille Memorial Scholarship.
-2016 Myra Miller Groobert Memorial Scholarship Award in Photojournalism.
-2015 Eddie Adams Workshop.