By Marian Marval Díaz
Let’s hear it for one of our own!
Daniel Belis, a student from Pasadena City College and a staff photographer for Latino Reporter, won first place in the Photo/Multimedia Shootout: “The Essence of Sanjuaneros.”
The goal: capture the spirit and the joy of being Puerto Rican.
“It is nice, at the beginning it was hard because I used a camera that I never used before, but then I could manage it. My mentor, Carlos González, took me through Old San Juan so I could take those pictures,” Belis said.
He photographed people on the street enjoying the city.
Cecilia Garza won second place for her picture of two girls on the beach.
Arelis Hernández won the third place for a portrait, and Adrian García received an honorable mention for his picture of a man reading a diary in a square at night.
Twelve photojournalists participated in the contest. The winners received photography equipment and multimedia tools.
