Patrícia Monteiro is a Brazilian documentary photographer and videographer currently based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Member of Women Photograph, her work is focused on social and gender-based issues in Latin America.
Her work has been published in The Wall Street Journal, El País, Bloomberg Business, Revista Cláudia, TIME.com, NPR, Buzzfeed News, National Geographic, among others. She also works as a freelance photo editor and fixer.
WORK
2021-ongoing Freelance photo editor for Sipa USA (remote)
2019-ongoing Independent videographer and filmmaker
2015- ongoing Frequent contributor photographer for Bloomberg and other media outlets
2014-2015 Freelance photo editor for Redux Agency (NYC)
2011-2011 Journalism Intern at Thomson Reuters (SP)
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2025 Selection for the program Looking China 2025, with full scholarship
2023 Selection for the Talents Buenos Aires edition as a Cinematographer and Editor
2020 Recipient of the COVID-19 Emergency Fund for Journalists from the Nacional Geographic Society together with 6 other Brazilian photographers.
2019 Part of the World Water Day Photo Contest (Italy) jury
2017 Recipient of the Team Lee Award during the MPW 69. Eldon, MO.
2014 Joy of Giving Award runner-up.
Forward Thinking Museum, New York (3rd quarter)
2014 Elective Affinities. International Center of Photography, New York (June-August)
EDUCATION
2024-Ongoing Formación en Montaje y Estructura dramática con Miguel Pérez (Argentina).
2024 Rough Cut Lab with Willem Dias. DocSP. São Paulo, SP.
2022 & 2023 Maestría en Cine Documental. Universidad del Cine (FUC). Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2022 Rough Cut Lab with Affonso Gonçalves. DocSP. Online.
2020 & 2021 Women Photograph Workshop. Online.
2021 ASMP Colorado Portfolio Review. Online.
2020 Rough Cut Lab with Yaël Bitton. DocMontevideo. Online.
2019 Storytelling Workshop with Tamara Merino. Santiago, Chile.
2019 Costurando a Narrativa. Workshop de Montagem com Lia Kulakauskas. SESC Paulista. SP.
2019 A Montagem e a Narrativa Cinematográfica com Cristina Amaral. CINESesc. SP.
2018 RISC Training XV. Itatiba - SP.
2017 Missouri Photo Workshop (MPW) 69.
2016 Documentário para Cinema e TV. B_arco. São Paulo, SP.
2013/14 Documentary Photography and Photojournalism Program at the International Center of Photography (ICP)New York, USA.
Bachelor’s degrees in Journalism (PUC-SP) and Social Sciences (USP). Brazil.
