George Alfaro

George Alfaro

Class of 2024

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George Alfaro is a Latin American photographer and filmmaker documenting environmental injustices, socioeconomic inequality, and international affairs. Alfaro is focused on producing visual stories that highlight the human experience and offer a glimpse into the intimate moments that unfold in underrepresented communities. His work is found in the Washington Post, Oaklandside, KneeDeep Times, Richmond Confidential, the National Institution of Climate Education, Querencia, and the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive.
Alfaro is a Dorothea Lange Fellow, Jim Marshall Fellow, Berkeley Master’s Fellow, Rubén Salazar Scholar, and Eddie Adams Workshop attendee. He will complete his Masters of Journalism at U.C. Berkeley in 2024.
When he is not out in the field reporting or in the darkroom developing prints, you’ll find him hiking through the forest or bending corners at the local race track.

EDUCATION

  • UC Berkeley - Media Studies 2020

  • UC Berkeley - American Studies 2020

EMPLOYERS

  • National Institute for Climate Education (NICE) 2019-2020
    Assistant Video Producer

  • Superb Productions 2016-2020
    Photography + Video Department Manager

  • FAST Magazine 2018-2019
    Photographer

  • Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive 2017-2019
    Photographer + Development Assistant

  • Long Take Films LLC 2023 - Present
    Associate Producer + Assistant Camera Operator

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Dorothea Lange Fellow 2023

  • Leica Oskar Barnack Newcomer Award Nominee 2023

  • Berkeley Master's Fellow 2022

  • Rubén Salazar Scholar 2022

  • Jim Marshall Fellow 2023

PUBLICATIONS & OTHER WORK

  • Oaklandside - February 24th, 2023
    Short Documentary Film + Article on a day laborer in Oakland, CA
    https://oaklandside.org/2023/02/24/teatro-jornalero-oakland-day-laborers-fruitvale-community-theater/

  • Richmond Confidential - October 17th, 2022
    Article on economic impact of Red Tide in Bay Area
    https://richmondconfidential.org/2022/10/17/richmond-sf-bay-red-tide-fishers/

  • Richmond Confidential - People of Richmond series
    https://richmondconfidential.org/category/people/

  • KneeDeep Times - February 29th, 2024
    Photo Essay on Rising Sea Level in San Rafael
    https://www.kneedeeptimes.org/canal-residents-wade-into-citizen-science/

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS

  • National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)

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