Leticia Valverdes is a prize-winning photographer whose work starts with deep listening. Published in The Telegraph, The Guardian amongst others, she’s also well-known for her community work with indigenous people, especially women and girls. Leticia’s commercial work includes personal branding for organisations and heart-led businesses in the UK and Portugal and also documenting retreats and rites of passage.
I particularly wanted to talk to her about the way she uses the process of image-making for healing, especially with mothers and with older women. We explored:
- How a compassionate gaze might change body image
- The effect of Tictoc and Instagram on the way we see ourselves
- Play and magical realism in photography
- The mighty power of perimenopause to create change
- Leticia’s process of connecting with collaborators – more than looking
Leticia’s links
Website
Extra links
Laura Graham on Life An Inside Job with the poem Please F@ck Off
Christopher Gladwell Yoga and Breath
Dominique Sakoilsky doula training
Leesa Whisker ‘soft eyes’ On Life An Inside Job
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Music
Trust Me (instrumental) by RYYZN
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Artwork
My portrait is by Lori Fitzdoodles
