Yorli Mendoza

Born in Caracas, Venezuela

Lives & works in London, UK

​

She is a Venezuelan born, London based Photographer, Visual Artist and Sociologist. She is a recent photography graduate having completed an M.A in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography from LCC in 2018. Her final project was awarded a prestigious Genesis Imaging award for best in show. Mendoza currently work as freelance photographer in self-initiated projects that aim to directly challenge people’s ideas and expectations about particular subjects

Mendoza has created a broad body of work that includes photography, installations, video, text, and sound. Mendoza’s work tends to be long-term projects focused on specific themes. The themes vary from project to project, she likes exploring all sorts of subjects, from humanitarian to environmental; however, her projects are similar in approach and form.

​

Having originally begun her higher education in Sociology, her interest and areas of research have focused on people in the context of their environment – how they perceive and relate to their surroundings, culture, and society. Having been trained in methods of qualitative research, but naturally using the camera to visualize this, a passion for merging methods of social research with photography and videography was born, and through an MA in Photojournalism & Documentary Photography at the London College of Communication she was able to approach work from a more creative and conceptual, but also ethical stance.