Yadira Hernández-Picó Photography

13/01/2025

📸 ©2024 Yadira “Lela” Hernández-Picó

Esta fotografía de exposición única de 15 segundos captura el cielo de mi pueblo natal Maricao, mientras la magnífica Vía Láctea parece fluir como humo de una chimenea en la Torre de Observación de Santa Ana. Construida en 1940, esta icónica estructura, conocida como la Torre de Piedra, forma parte del Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos. Diversify Photo incluye esta imagen en su selección de Fotos del Año 2024 👉 https://diversify.photo/2024

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This 15-second single-exposure photograph captures the natural dark sky of my hometown, Maricao, western Puerto Rico, as the magnificent Milky Way appears to flow like smoke from a chimney in the Santa Ana Observation Tower. Built in 1940, this iconic structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Diversify Photo features this image in its 2024 Photos of the Year selection.

12/12/2024

Agradecida de que mi trabajo forme parte de la selección de este año junto con talentosas miembros de Women Photograph

Women Photograph: 2024 Year in Pictures
https://www.womenphotograph.com/news/2024-year-in-pictures

27/03/2024

El próximo sábado 20 de abril comenzamos el nuevo curso de Fotografía Digital de DECEP y quedan pocos espacios disponibles.

Información: 787-763-4240 | decep.uprrp.edu

➡️ Prematrícula: https://decep.uprrp.edu/pre-matricula/

19/01/2024

21/12/2023

LatePost :: Honored to have my documentary series 'Volver a Casa', chronicling the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, featured in 'The World of Photography: An Introduction to the Expansive Realm of Photography’.
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the book launch event and exhibition opening at Fotonostrum in Barcelona. It was great to meet a group of talented photographers from all over the world!

09/10/2023

El Día de los Pueblos Indígenas es una celebración de siglos de historias de resiliencia. Pero también es un día de protesta y resistencia.

Parte de un proyecto documental en curso que explora la cultura indígena taína que se presume extinta en Puerto Rico, los miembros del Concilio Taíno Guatu-Ma-Cu A Borikén (Fuego Sagrado de Puerto Rico) desafían las presunciones de extinción al reclamar la devastadora historia de la pérdida de identidad y patrimonio cultural taíno a través de prácticas y conocimientos indígenas ancestrales.

Ceremonia de preparación del casabe (pan tradicional taíno) por las Guariche (mujeres) de la comunidad indígena.

Hahom (Gracias) por darme la bienvenida. Todavía tengo mucho que aprender y más por sanar.

01/09/2021

Lucie Foundation // Open Call THE GUARDIAN PROJECT - FINALIST
YADIRA HERNÁNDEZ-PICÓ: “Volver a casa” [Returning Home] Category: Series

https://www.luciefoundation.org/open-call-the-guardian.../

20/07/2021

“Four Degrees: Eco-Anxiety and Climate Change” presented by Humble Arts Foundation and Strange Fire Collective

[Yadira] Hernández-Picó reports the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017. Nearly five years on, full financial and material recovery remains out of reach for many in the unincorporated US territory. An elderly Puerto Rican woman stands in the kitchen of her once-covered home. Small details—clean dishes on the drying rack, stacked cooking ware at her feet— emphasize how violent weather conditions interrupt life’s daily routine. Her expression could be determination, or resignation, or the look of someone who doesn’t have the luxury of waiting in safety while wealthy nations decide if it’s in our best interest to address the environmental damage we’ve already caused.

Four Degrees // Essay by Roula Seikaly

See more and read the full essay at:
http://hafny.org/group-show-68-four-degrees
http://hafny.org/group-show-68-four-degrees-statement

01/06/2021

16th Julia Margaret Cameron Awards // The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards // Women Seen by Women Category, Honourable Mention

La serie también formará parte de la sexta edición de la Biennial of Fine Art & Documentary Photography en Barcelona, septiembre 2021.

https://www.thegalaawards.com/annoucement-of-the-16th-julia-margaret-cameron-award

20/03/2021

01/03/2021

“We are delighted to publish this outstanding, extreme issue featuring exclusive interviews and articles focused on Beautiful and ruined - destroyed landscapes! […] This is, without a doubt, one of the best issues published by Lens Magazine! Enjoy!”

Honored to be featured in the new issue of Lens Magazine, February 2021. Some truly excellent photographers and great content in this Issue #77: LANDSCAPES | Beautiful & Destroyed.

Three years after made landfall in , thousands still lack a place to live safely and with dignity. This destroyed landscape series , with an introductory essay by Ana Teresa Toro, chronicles the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, in particular in my hometown of , in western Puerto Rico, where many still live beneath blue tarps as a substitute roof for their homes.

This long-term project has been supported by the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures and the National Endowment for the Humanities, in partnership with the Fundación Puertorriqueña de las Humanidades.