BIO

Desiree Rios (b. 1991) is a Mexican-American photojournalist from Fort Worth, Texas. She received a Bachelor of Science in Photojournalism at St. John’s University and a Master of Fine Arts from the San Francisco Art Institute. Her personal work examines social justice, immigration and women’s issues. She was the 2022-2023 New York Times Photographer Fellow.

Rios is currently based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and available for assignments.

SELECTED CLIENTS:

Buzzfeed News, CNN, Fortune, The Guardian, The New York Times, The New Yorker, NPR, The Texas Tribune, Texas Monthly, Vox, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post

WORKSHOPS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

2022 - The New York Times Fellowship, Photo Fellow

2021 - Silurians Press Club, Feature News Photography, Medallion

2021 - The Newswomen’s Club of New York, Photo Essay, Front Page Award

2020 - The Emmys, Outstanding New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, and Culture, Nominee

2020 - POYI 77, Online Storytelling: Daily Life, 1st Place

2020 - NPPA Best of Photojournalism, OVP Features (Large Team), 2nd Place

2019 - Artsy’s 20 Rising Female Photojournalists

2019 - The New York Portfolio Review

2018 - The Women Photograph Mentorship Program

2018 - The Women Photograph Workshop

2017 - Eddie Adams Workshop XXX

SELECTED PRESS AND FEATURES

2020 - Digital Photo Pro “Desiree Rios: Leaning into Vision”

2020 - B&H Photography Podcast “Covering COVID-19 - A Follow- Up with Sarah Blesener and Desiree Rios”

2020 - B&H Photography Podcast “Photojournalists Covering the Coronavirus”

2019 - Artsy Magazine “20 Rising Female Photojournalists”