Felipe Jácome is a documentary photographer born in Ecuador. After finishing his studies at the London School of Economics, his work has focused on issues of human mobility and human rights. In 2010, he won the Young Reporter Competition of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Jácome’s photos have appeared in publications such as National Geographic, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy Magazine, The Guardian, VICE Magazine, and CNN. Jácome’s work has been exhibited in London, Geneva, Amsterdam, Quito, La Paz, and Washington DC.
Los Caminantes by Felipe Jácome, explores the causes and consequences of the Venezuelan crisis through a series of silver emulsion prints of the country’s exodus, transferred onto the country’s now-defunct currency.
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