Jovelle Tamayo is a Filipinx American documentary photographer, visuals editor, and media educator. In 2023, they joined The Marshall Project, where they work with photojournalists, illustrators and other creatives on stories about prisons, courts, and people harmed by the criminal justice system.
Jovelle has contributed visual journalism to publications like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, California Sunday Magazine and High Country News, and previously covered daily news and sports for newspapers in Central Washington and the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. As a founding member of Authority Collective, which builds community and opportunity for women and non-binary image-makers of color, they co-produced projects like the Lit List, Photo Bill of Rights, and the Photographer’s Guide to Inclusive Photography. They’ve taught journalism courses to college students at the University of Washington, and filmmaking, photography and animation to youth through Reel Girls, South End Stories, Seattle International Film Festival and The Everyday Projects.
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